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Updated: Jul. 1, 2020 at 5:18 PM EDT
|By Michael Alachnowicz
They plan to open basketball courts and resume classes and programs for those who have registered.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 4:35 PM EDT
|By Pete DeLuca
It was all part of United Way's 'Day of Action.'
Updated: Jun. 23, 2020 at 6:44 PM EDT
|By Michael Alachnowicz
The chief plans to talk about things such as recruiting, training and transparency.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2020 at 6:20 PM EDT
Academy Center of the Arts held the event online.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 5:21 PM EDT
|By Pete DeLuca
The board will review current and future city policies to look for inequalities and injustices.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 5:12 PM EDT
|By Michael Alachnowicz
The drive runs through June 21.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 12:12 AM EDT
|By Jen Cardone
Students in Montgomery County protested outside the school board office Tuesday night, asking that school officials better address race issues in the district.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2020 at 5:46 PM EDT
|By Kate Capodanno
The Summer Reading Challenge for Botetourt County Libraries is going digital this year.
Updated: Jun. 16, 2020 at 5:31 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
Discussions on the removal process have yet to begin, but it's something board of supervisor members say they will consider.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 11:31 PM EDT
|By Jen Cardone
On Monday night, a group gathered standing in unity with the Black Lives Matter movement with hope to spread their message throughout the community. They met on Virginia Tech's campus.
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Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 10:53 PM EDT
|By Eric Miller
The grey obelisk was erected in 1960 by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 6:09 PM EDT
|By Michael Alachnowicz
One petition calls for a name change, the other calls for it to remain as it is.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 5:37 PM EDT
|By Leanna Scachetti
The online exhibit focuses on slavery in Montgomery County and the lead up to the creation of the Christiansburg Institute.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 5:35 PM EDT
|By Lindsay Cayne
She's celebrating four years of being out of Amherst County Jail.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2020 at 10:39 AM EDT
|By Staff
Lynchburg residents are fighting back against a petition started to rename the city.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2020 at 5:29 PM EDT
|By Lindsay Cayne
The Least of These Ministry runs mobile shower units on Wednesdays and Saturdays.
Updated: Jun. 13, 2020 at 6:47 PM EDT
|By Lindsay Cayne
He ran 100 miles in 30 days.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 11:38 PM EDT
|By Jen Cardone
In Blacksburg, dozens of people gathered Friday evening for a vigil to uplift black voices in the community outside of police headquarters.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 4:14 PM EDT
|By Ann Taylor
The owner of Smith Mountain Lake airport is planning to expand.
But, neighbors in that area are worried about what it could mean for the private road they pay to maintain.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 10:49 AM EDT
|By AP
The city said in a statement Friday that the statue, nicknamed Johnny Reb, came down in less than two hours.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 10:43 AM EDT
|By AP
A spokesman for Richmond's mayor told news outlets the police memorial would be restored and returned.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 9:38 AM EDT
|By Staff
The city of Lynchburg was named after its founder, John Lynch.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 7:41 AM EDT
|By Katey Roshetko
"Since the governor's orders in March, in our viewing area, there's been over 100 natural disasters that still occurred," the Red Cross executive director said.
Updated: Jun. 12, 2020 at 6:44 AM EDT
|By Josh Birch
A Radford boy has a lot to celebrate. WDBJ7 had reported on Anthony Sadeghi, who recently completed his 1,000th day of chemo and kindergarten on the same day.
Updated: Jun. 11, 2020 at 1:27 PM EDT
|By Staff
Parents who have already signed up and paid for camp will be refunded in full.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 9:05 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
Feeding Southwest Virginia held its first pop-up mobile food distribution in mid-March, and hasn't stopped. The10th and 11th are scheduled Friday in Abingdon and Roanoke.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 7:45 PM EDT
|By Bruce Young
The Buena Vista Fire Department will use its tanker truck to fill pools for $75 each.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 5:17 PM EDT
|By Pete DeLuca
Activists marched through the streets to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office and Courthouse, where they took a knee for eight minutes in remembrance of George Floyd.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 11:11 AM EDT
|By Staff
Each building will have slightly different guidelines created by the responsible department.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 10:51 AM EDT
|By Staff
Botetourt County will begin scheduling appointments at most county offices beginning June 15.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 10:38 PM EDT
|By WWBT Newsroom
The Christopher Columbus statue is located in Byrd Park.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 6:53 PM EDT
|By Michael Alachnowicz
The curfew is slated to expire Tuesday but could get adjusted during the regular meeting.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 5:56 PM EDT
|By Kate Capodanno
A spokesman for the county said peaceful protests are fundamental to our democracy, but destruction of property can be harmful and diverts public resources.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 5:00 PM EDT
|By WHSV
The co-author of the bill, Ryan Ritter, said by the end of the 2020 - 2021 school year, some people want the names of Confederates off-campus buildings.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 4:29 PM EDT
|By Andrew Webb
The University of Virginia says it will be providing all staff and students masks and a few other items prior to the start of the fall semester.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 11:14 PM EDT
|By WWBT Newsroom
On June 8, the Monument Preservation Group confirmed that the judge granted the 10-day delay after a descendant of a donor to the Lee monument fund filed a petition.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 10:58 PM EDT
|By Eddie Callahan
Staff and volunteers received training in coronavirus safety.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 10:49 PM EDT
|By Jen Cardone
On Monday, the City of Radford held a community discussion to talk about procedures in place and how they hope to gain and keep community trust in light of recent events.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 8:12 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
With the return of inside dining, a popular Roanoke restaurant is reaching out to help the hungry in western Virginia. Montano's International Gourmet is selling colorful t-shirts to benefit Feeding Southwest Virginia.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 6:17 PM EDT
|By Lindsay Cayne
The Wasena leaders envision it as a place for people to gather together and enjoy meals.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 3:28 PM EDT
|By Kate Capodanno
Campers will take classes for a few hours each day online to work on their performance skills.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 11:32 AM EDT
|By Ann Taylor
Protests were still happening across our hometowns over the weekend as demonstrators said they won't stop until they see justice.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2020 at 10:29 AM EDT
|By Staff
Three offices will be open beginning June 8.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2020 at 4:31 PM EDT
|By Joe Dashiell
Protests sparked by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis continued this weekend in western Virginia, as activists pushed for lasting change on the local level.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2020 at 9:22 PM EDT
|By Ann Taylor
Churches across the Roanoke Valley came together Saturday for a service that came as protests over George Floyd's death stretched into a second weekend.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2020 at 6:50 PM EDT
|By Ashley Boles
The organizers of the event tried to make it family friendly with tons of free food, water and even sign making.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2020 at 5:11 PM EDT
|By Lindsay Cayne
The National D-Day Memorial Foundation partnered with Bedford County to honor the anniversary.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2020 at 5:05 PM EDT
|By Lindsay Cayne
Over 100 people came out.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2020 at 10:19 PM EDT
|By Jen Cardone
A group formed a 'Wall of Hope' in a silent protest and prayer to help bring peace to our region.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2020 at 6:57 PM EDT
|By Kendall Davis
Activists gathered at WKBY radio station in Chatham to hold a discussion on race.