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  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 11:09 AM EST2012-02-22 16:09:35 GMT
    Roanoke Police are still searching for Nathan Mailliard, 16, who went missing Tuesday evening, from the 2300 block of Delaware Avenue.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 1:37 AM EST2012-02-22 06:37:11 GMT
    John Carlin takes us to a local Horse Therapy Center to see the positive difference they are making.
  • Wednesday, February 22 2012 1:35 AM EST2012-02-22 06:35:14 GMT
    Tuesday night a group in Roanoke City held a forum to discuss ways to prevent child abuse and neglect, but the audience was told that the panelists would field NO questions about Aveion Lewis.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:15 PM EST2012-02-21 23:15:29 GMT
    Victor Terry, a teacher at Lord Botetourt High School, allegedly assaulted a student last November. A judge found him guilty on the charges today.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:14 PM EST2012-02-21 23:14:39 GMT
    The Bedford County Sheriff's Office is investigating what it calls a "heinous" animal cruelty case, in which someone slashed the throats of three horses.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:06 PM EST2012-02-21 23:06:51 GMT
    A bowling fundraiser was held over the weekend to help Star Country Morning DJ Robynn Jaymes with her medical bills.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:05 PM EST2012-02-21 23:05:02 GMT
    Robert Andre Harris was arrested and charged with DWI on Jan. 22. The company he works for handles busing for Roanoke City Schools.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:04 PM EST2012-02-21 23:04:00 GMT
    A new report says 1 in 5 Virginians have little to no savings or other assets to get through a financial crisis.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:02 PM EST2012-02-21 23:02:47 GMT
    A 38 year old woman was walking her dog last night near Railroad St. in Christianburg when she was struck by a train. Norfolk Southern is investigating that incident.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:01 PM EST2012-02-21 23:01:30 GMT
    Virginia Tech police found several animals inside a steam tunnel on the Virginia Tech campus. The animals were caged and in good health.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 6:00 PM EST2012-02-21 23:00:24 GMT
    Advance Auto Parts announced a new $8 million dollar project that will create 75 new jobs in Roanoke over the next 3 years.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:59 PM EST2012-02-21 22:59:15 GMT
    More than 400 people welcome Former Secretary of Defense, Donald Rumsfeld. To start off the evening, Rumsfeld shared his thoughts on the current state of Iraq and Afghanistan. "It is going to take them
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:56 PM EST2012-02-21 22:56:56 GMT
    State Police say a tractor trailer carrying a poisonous material, called thioglycol, hit a guardrail and overturned. Another tractor trailer then hit it. All north and southbound lanes are closed between mile marker 162 and 168.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:55 PM EST2012-02-21 22:55:40 GMT
    The Pure Country Convenience store suffered major damage after a fire Tuesday night.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:54 PM EST2012-02-21 22:54:10 GMT
    A building once used as a Civil War hospital is set to be demolished after a partial collapse earlier this week.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:51 PM EST2012-02-21 22:51:11 GMT
    Salem Police need your help to solve a series of break-ins. Officers tell us five homes and two businesses were broken into and two cars were stolen between this past Friday and early Monday.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:50 PM EST2012-02-21 22:50:26 GMT
    People in Floyd Co. gather to discuss regulations that could prevent wind turbines from being built in the area.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:49 PM EST2012-02-21 22:49:27 GMT
    Youth of Virginia Speaking Out About Traffic Safety is a local organization hoping to help reduce teen traffic fatalities after eleven teens have died in Virginia in 2012. They work to keep teen safe on
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:45 PM EST2012-02-21 22:45:32 GMT
    A Virginia Tech study on the effectiveness of football helmets for preventing head and brain injury in children has been released, and is already having an effect of local teams.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:44 PM EST2012-02-21 22:44:49 GMT
    An update on the condition of Star Country Morning D.J. Robynn Jaymes and we talk with her employer about the support Wheeler Broadcasting is showing her.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:43 PM EST2012-02-21 22:43:08 GMT
    The Keagy Village Shopping Complex in Roanoke heads to auction later this week. Officials tell us that the complex owners failed to pay debts and struggled to attract new tenants to the 15 acre property.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:42 PM EST2012-02-21 22:42:04 GMT
    The search is underway for a missing man in Pulaski County. The Sheriff's Department says Tony Locke was last seen on Wednesday wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a skull or some type of motorcycle
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:40 PM EST2012-02-21 22:40:48 GMT
    From the football field at Cave Spring High School, to the big leagues. Former Cave Spring football player Danny Aiken prepares to head to the Super Bowl with the New England Patriots.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:39 PM EST2012-02-21 22:39:39 GMT
    A Department of Justice investigation has decided that Virginia must close the Central Virginia Training Center, a facility for people with mental and physical disabilities.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:39 PM EST2012-02-21 22:39:02 GMT
    When Adrienne Howard was going to school at E.C. Glass high school, she never imagined 20 years later she would be sitting with Michelle Obama, the First Lady, at the State of the Union.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:38 PM EST2012-02-21 22:38:10 GMT
    Town of Buchanan Treasurer Wanda Smith has been removed from her position.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:37 PM EST2012-02-21 22:37:14 GMT
    An aid worker with a Bedford County connection was rescued from Somali pirates early Wednesday after a nighttime raid by U.S. Special Forces.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:36 PM EST2012-02-21 22:36:15 GMT
    The owners of the animal rescue group Hearts for Hounds are each out on $100,000 bail.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:35 PM EST2012-02-21 22:35:22 GMT
    A deadly accident along Route 122 in Franklin County has left a community mourning the death of a local teenager.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:32 PM EST2012-02-21 22:32:45 GMT
    In the midst of concerns over how donations were spent after the Pulaski tornadoes, we find out three members of the American Red Cross Board of the New River Valley Chapter are resigning.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:31 PM EST2012-02-21 22:31:25 GMT
    Friends of the rescued aid worker in Somalia breathe a sigh of relief after learning of her rescue.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 5:17 PM EST2012-02-21 22:17:24 GMT
    Details about preparations for the upcoming Manna-thon to benefit Manna Ministries.
  • Tuesday, February 21 2012 10:17 AM EST2012-02-21 15:17:12 GMT
    After Galax Police arrested Catheryn "Cat" Miller, witnesses in Bluefield, VA gave investigators information which led them to Millstone Road in Carroll County. There they found both Padgett and Davis.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 10:45 PM EST2012-02-21 03:45:38 GMT
    With the temperature heading down to the upper 20s in most areas, officials will be out monitoring conditions overnight.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 2:08 PM EST2012-02-17 19:08:23 GMT
    Those dreaming of X-Factor stardom can soon give it a whirl as auditions for Season Two have been announced. Try-outs for FOX's hit singing competition begin Thursday, March 1 online at www.TheXFactorUSA.com.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 11:36 AM EST2012-02-17 16:36:56 GMT
    15-year-old Jacob Smith has been found, according to a text from Sheriff Richard Vaughn. He was picked up near Little River road in Baywood, less than a mile from the school.
  • Friday, February 17 2012 1:44 AM EST2012-02-17 06:44:16 GMT
    We have an update to a Roanoke County police investigation of an alleged officer attack on I-81. The special prosecutor has decided the officer will not face charges.
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 4:11 PM EST2012-02-16 21:11:47 GMT
    Check out Crossfit training as Becky's Out & About focuses on "A New Year, A New You."
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 1:36 AM EST2012-02-16 06:36:19 GMT
    The lawsuit claims Alice Holland beat a child with autism back in 2009
  • Thursday, February 16 2012 1:27 AM EST2012-02-16 06:27:16 GMT
    A 1986 Chevrolet pickup truck crashed into a Goodview Road grocery store and caught fire, Virginia State Police said.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 3:38 PM EST2012-02-15 20:38:07 GMT
    An assault charge against a Lord Botetourt High School teacher who was found guilty in a shirt-grabbing incident has been dismissed. The dismissal order clears him of any wrongdoing.
  • Monday, February 20 2012 2:00 PM EST2012-02-20 19:00:28 GMT
    We begin our new Out & About series sweating off those extra calories in a CXWORX class at the Kirk Family Y.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 1:32 AM EST2012-02-15 06:32:18 GMT
    When Jessica Buchanan was taken hostage last October, her father John Buchanan was at his home in Bedford, and for three months he says it was a fight to get his daughter back.
  • Wednesday, February 15 2012 1:24 AM EST2012-02-15 06:24:27 GMT
    Love was in the air and on the air Tuesday as three local couples tied the knot with all of Southwest Virginia listening in.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 11:19 AM EST2012-02-14 16:19:10 GMT
    Tips from a local dietitian about what to eat to keep your heart in tip-top shape.
  • Tuesday, February 14 2012 10:42 AM EST2012-02-14 15:42:14 GMT
    A Pittsylvania County man is facing a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol after a Monday afternoon wreck on the Danville Expressway near Holland Road.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 11:04 PM EST2012-02-14 04:04:57 GMT
    Parents express concerns over Roanoke County's ideas to deal with a $10 million budget shortfall.
  • Monday, February 13 2012 11:27 AM EST2012-02-13 16:27:56 GMT
    The Town of Pulaski's Police Department sent out a warning this morning (Monday) about an outbreak of distemper among dogs in the county.
  • Saturday, February 11 2012 2:42 AM EST2012-02-11 07:42:58 GMT
    Authorities in Pearisburg admit it was a case of mistaken identity.

    Giles County prosecutors dropped charges against Howard Hughes, a man they believed was Dennis Carl Steinbauer.

     
  • Friday, February 10 2012 11:08 AM EST2012-02-10 16:08:08 GMT
    Democratic pundit James Carville and Republican Ann Coulter are known for not pulling punches. So it was fitting that boxing gloves were placed on each podium for the pair's debate to open Washington and Lee University's Mock Convention on Thursday evening.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 2:33 AM EST2012-02-10 07:33:42 GMT
    Court documents show that Lemar Whorley is facing a dozen counts for crimes allegedly committed between June and August of 2008.
  • Friday, February 10 2012 2:22 AM EST2012-02-10 07:22:06 GMT
    Roanoke County responds to fears that it might have to close 5 elementary schools to make up for a $10 million dollar budget short fall.
  • Thursday, February 9 2012 3:55 PM EST2012-02-09 20:55:47 GMT
    Only two states, Maryland and New York, had higher percentages of high school seniors qualifying for college credit on the rigorous tests.
  • Wednesday, February 8 2012 11:09 PM EST2012-02-09 04:09:33 GMT
    Check out TRX Suspension training as Becky's Out & About focuses on "A New Year, A New You."
  • Wednesday, February 8 2012 10:21 PM EST2012-02-09 03:21:47 GMT
    Leaders in Roanoke County discuss options for dealing with a $10 million budget shortfall.
  • Wednesday, February 8 2012 9:26 AM EST2012-02-08 14:26:45 GMT
    A local craftsman shows off his woodworking technique that doesn't involve a single grain of sandpaper.
  • Tuesday, January 24 2012 11:56 AM EST2012-01-24 16:56:02 GMT
    Powerful storms swept across four southern states overnight, spawning tornadoes that killed at least two people and injured more than 100 others.
  • Tuesday, January 24 2012 9:54 AM EST2012-01-24 14:54:04 GMT
    The Supreme Court unanimously ruled that police must obtain a search warrant to track a suspect with GPS.
  • Tuesday, January 24 2012 9:39 AM EST2012-01-24 14:39:47 GMT
    A North Carolina man is wanted for indecent exposure at a Danville Toys R Us.
  • Wednesday, January 18 2012 3:26 PM EST2012-01-18 20:26:00 GMT
    We are happy to report, Richard has found his forever home. His adoption is not yet finalized, but he is placed with his family.