Crime & Safety
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Landmark bipartisan gun legislation passed by Congress over the summer into action, more than $230 million for gun violence programs
WASHINGTON — As part of the landmark bipartisan gun law that Congress passed over the summer, officials said Tuesday that…
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Virginia man from Rocky Mount killed following a police chase, Virginia State Police released the identity
GILES COUNTY, Virginia – The name of the man who died in a crash that ended a police chase has…
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51-year-old man from Roanoke is the suspect wanted for attacking local police officer in an incident last month, police
Documents from the Roanoke Circuit Court have named the man who was shot by a Roanoke police officer last month…
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Campbell Co. Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a high school dance Saturday night, but no gun was found
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Virginia – Saturday night around 9 p.m., the Campbell Co. Sheriff’s Office got a report that a student…
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Local authorities revealed the names of the first four victims who died in homicides in the Roanoke area
Indictments filed Monday with the Roanoke Circuit Court name Michael Douglas Hancock, James Lee Moore Jr., Avianna Nicole Adams, and…
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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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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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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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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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“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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