Wilma Jean Jones testified that she shot only in self-defense
More than 28 abandoned and boarded up schools in one Midwest city contribute to urban blight — and in some cases have served as the scenes of the worst possible crimes.
Anton Mylere Brown was wrestled to the ground by police who approached him on suspicion of speeding.
A 25-year-old Rocky Mount man has been charged with 21 felony counts of purchase, possession or distribution of child pornography following an investigation by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office.
Roanoke police charged a 48-year-old man with driving under the influence and DUI manslaughter in connection with a head-on collision late Friday that left two teenagers dead and a third critically injured.
C. Holland Perdue III is accused of falsifying court documents in the civil case.
Edward L. Denoyer admitted to firing gunshots into a small crowd that had gathered for the party.
The incident happened at the Tobacco Town #2 at 400 W. Virginia Ave.
A bicyclist from Florida was hit and killed Saturday in Bedford County by a pickup truck driver who briefly stopped to check on the cyclist before driving away, according to Virginia State Police.
Roanoke police have arrested a suspect in a fatal shooting late Saturday in the 2900 block of Glengary Avenue Northwest.
Liam Watson, a member of the Blacksburg Town Council, was charged last year with four counts of election fraud.
A second evaluation is being conducted to determine if Kurt James Davis was legally insane at the time of the Feb. 19 killing of Susan B. Williams.
Herman Estes was sentenced last week to seven years in prison.
Tishawn Simpson was the third and last defendant to be sentenced.
Judge David Carson stayed proceedings pending a federal court's decision in a similar case.
Roanoke police have arrested Thomas Dewayne Delp on a second-degree murder charge in a Friday shooting.
Roanoke police are seeking Thomas Dewayne Delp on a second-degree murder charge in a fatal shooting that happened early Friday.
The fifth suspect has been arrested in connection with gunfire that happened in the heart of downtown early May 3.
The victim was found in a parking lot on the 1300 block of Jamison Avenue.
A data breach at Physicians to Women affected more than 90,000 current and former patients.
Roanoke police have arrested five men in connection with gunfire that happened in the heart of downtown early Saturday.
Corion Devontae Manns, 22, of Henry and Isaiah Kahlil Witcher, 25, of Bassett were taken into custody Tuesday in connection with the death of Emily Grace Keen.
Raymond Lewis Sherwood III faces 25 counts of assault and battery.
Logan Michael Spencer was an emergency dispatcher for Roanoke County at the time of his February arrest.
Alsharrief Malik Mahoney was convicted in 2023 in the fatal shooting of his cousin in an apartment complex parking lot.
Emily Grace Keene, 24, of Callaway was found with apparent gunshot wounds in the driver's seat of her car located in the 500 block of Holley Ridge Road on Monday evening.
One of the wounded men has been identified by police as the primary aggressor.
Joseph Richard Walker said he accepted responsibility for the crime.
Zachary Alan Bishop will be sentenced later for the felony murder of his girlfriend's son.
An autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death of Richard Jeffrey Sprinke.