Crime & Safety
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Roanoke Prevention Alliance representative speaks out to raise awareness in children’s health and hemp products risks
ROANOKE, Virginia – Mackenzie Chitwood, a Prevention and Wellness Specialist at Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare, talks about the dangers that…
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52-year-old Christiansburg man, accused of shooting dead his sister last year, will undergo mental competency evaluation
CHRISTIANSBURG — A judge ordered on Monday that a Montgomery County man who is accused of killing his sister last…
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4-month-old Georgia baby reported missing found safe, Amber Alert canceled
MACON, Georgia – Authorities said that an Amber Alert for a missing 4-month-old boy in Georgia has been turned off…
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Halifax County seek public help in locating 16-year-old teenager reported missing
HALIFAX COUNTY, Virginia – A teen from Halifax County has been reported lost. The South Boston Police Department says that…
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58-year-old Ferrum man charged with two counts of felony animal cruelty after reporting two dogs stolen
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office arrested the co-owner of two dogs that were reported stolen at the entrance to Waid…
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Salem man will spend nearly six years in prison for firing a gun toward his roommate in an incident last winter, report
A man from Salem who shot at his roommate in their home last winter has been given a prison sentence…
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R. Kelly might spend additional 25 years in prison for his child pornography and enticement convictions
CHICAGO, Illinois — Federal prosecutors asked a judge on Thursday to give singer R. Kelly 25 more years in prison…
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Local authorities confirmed that both dogs stolen from the owner earlier this month in Waid Park near Rocky Mount were found dead
The county sheriff’s office said that two dogs that had been reported stolen on February 7 from Waid Park near…
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Fatal shooting in the William Fleming High School neighborhood in Roanoke placed the school at “hold-and-secure” for nearly an hour
ROANOKE, Virginia – Hold-and-secure was lifted from Roanoke’s William Fleming High School after about 50 minutes on Wednesday, while police…
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Danville police seek public help in identifying suspects who damaged Dan Daniel Memorial Park in two occasions
DANVILLE, Virginia – The Danville Police Department has released surveillance photos of damage done to Dan Daniel Memorial Park on…
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