Rockbridge County

The driver of a vehicle that crashed Monday in Rockbridge County is facing charges after his passenger died in the accident. 21-year-old James Blankenship of Glasgow has been charged with driving under the influence, reckless driving, and involuntary...

The accident has been cleared. Traffic is moving again. -------------------------- According to the Virginia Department of Transportation, traffic on Interstate 81 North in Rockbridge County is backed up because of a tractor-trailer accident. The...

The Rockbridge County Sheriff's Office is looking for a very tall man wanted in connection to several suspicious fires that were set Friday. According to witness descriptions, the man is in his 20's and stands about 7-foot-1. Investigators are on the...

A steady rain is helping firefighters put out wildfires in Virginia. More than a half-inch of rain is expected to fall throughout Wednesday. Despite the rain, smoke from parts of the fires may be visible for days. Crews that came from 29 states will...

It took the Virginia Supreme Court less than 10 minutes to hear the two death penalty cases of an inmate who is not pursuing his appeals. The justices asked no questions Thursday, and lawyers for Robert Gleason Jr. offered no reasons their client...

Both houses of the Virginia General Assembly adjourned the 2012 regular session shortly before 10PM Saturday night.  Lawmakers immediately convened a special session to deal with the two year spending plan.  Budget negotiators are due to return on March...

The Cave Spring boys set-out in search of their fourth state championship Saturday afternoon, against the powers of Brunswick, in a rematch of the 2009 and 2010  title games, both of which the Knights won. The Bulldogs, however, are the more recent...

A Buena Vista mother and her three sons have been sentenced for their role in a methamphetamine ring. 50-year-old Camilla Ramirez, also known as "Momma" has been sentenced to 96 months in federal prison and five years of supervised release. Also, 30-...

A tractor trailer crash on Interstate 81 in Rockbridge County is now clear.  The Virginia Department of Transportation reported the crash at mile marker 199 clear at 8:17 a.m. ----------------- Virginia State Police say a tractor trailer wreck is...

The following are the top five local weather events in 2011 as voted on by the staff of the Blacksburg National Weather Service Office. You'll notice nearly all of the events were storm related, specifically tornadoes. 1. (Tie): The April 27th-28th...

UPDATE: 5:10pm V-DOT reports that both crashes on Interstate 81 have been cleared and traffic is moving normally at this hour. ____________________________________________________ UPDATE: 4:15pm V-DOT reports that crews have cleared the scene of a...

UPDATE: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 3:30pm We're now getting a better idea what happened before a man was shot and killed by a State Trooper in Rockbridge County Tuesday morning.     State Police today identified the man as 39-year-old Wayne Lyall...