Viola Higgins
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Crime & Safety
Danville man wanted for robbery arrested on Friday after exchanging shots with local police
DANVILLE, Virginia – Barry Lewis Swanson, who is 39 years old, was arrested on Friday after he allegedly crashed a…
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Crime & Safety
52-year-old Roanoke man, the second person to be flagged in the city since Virginia’s red flag law, found guilty of criminal charges
A man from Roanoke who gave his guns to the police in January was found guilty of criminal charges on…
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Crime & Safety
Fatalities due to traffic incidents are growing in Roanoke. The city council to develop new action plan to combat this dangerous trend
ROANOKE, Virginia – In Roanoke’s 2040 plan, making roads safer was one of the city council’s goals, and a new…
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Crime & Safety
Roanoke residents feel unsafe to even go to a store as a result of growing number of shooting incidents in the area
ROANOKE, Virginia – After the recent shootings in Roanoke, city leaders are asking residents for help and ideas. Groups like…
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Crime & Safety
“She wants to be a part of this like no one else,” Brittney Griner’s best friend explains why she is still absent from the public
On Tuesday morning, Brittney Griner sent a text message to her good friend Diana Taurasi, asking how the USA Basketball…
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Crime & Safety
44-year-old Fieldale man charged with two counts of rape and two counts of forcible sodomy appears in court, two-day trial
MARTINSVILLE, Virginia — A man from Fieldale has been charged with two counts of rape and two counts of forced…
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Crime & Safety
Teenager shot and injured on Monday in Martinsville. Hospitalized with non-critical injuries, police
MARTINSVILLE, Virginia – On Monday, a 19-year-old man was shot near Hairston Funeral Home on Armstead Avenue. He was flown…
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Crime & Safety
Saturday night shooting at a Roanoke grocery store results with two injured, the shooting suspect taken into custody, report
A man and a woman were hurt when someone opened fire at a grocery store in Roanoke on Saturday night.…
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U. S. News
Residents near the Ohio-Pennsylvania state line to leave immediately or face the possibility of death. Toxic chemicals to be released into the air.
EAST PALESTINE, Ohio – Authorities plan to release toxic chemicals into the air from five derailed tanker cars that were…
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Crime & Safety
EzriCare Artificial Tears eye drops might be responsible for dozens of infections and at least one death across 11 states, CDC investigates
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention wants doctors and patients to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears eye drops. The…
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