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The teen was taken to the Lynchburg Regional Juvenile Detention Center.

No injuries have been reported and no cause determined for the fire, which was reported late Friday morning.

Doors open up at 4:30 p.m. – attendees are encouraged to arrive early to avoid traffic.

Johnny Shane Brown, 51 and Albert Lee Ricketson, 31, escaped from the recreational yard of the Southwest Virginia Regional Jail Authority in Abingdon.

Ronnie Lee Akers, 59, was found dead in a burned vehicle January 13, 2023.

“The sun rose this morning and by the grace of God so did I,” according to a statement Wilks tweeted out Friday morning.

The majority of the proceeds will go to the Adam Ward Scholarship Fund.

Besides her four children, Margaret has 10 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and 18-great-great-grandchildren.

More than a hundred people gathered to say thank you to police officers, healthcare workers, teachers and even some members of the chamber.

A bill that would add Petersburg to the list of cities to host a casino in the commonwealth overcame its first hurdle on Thursday in a senate subcommittee.

Republicans in the Virginia General Assembly are hoping to pass a bill they say would give parents a choice about where to send their children to school, while Democrats say the bill would harm those it’s trying to help.

Sharon Elementary School closes Friday after rodents were found in the building.

Dr. John Markley, filed that lawsuit last November. He’s asking for a trial by jury and $20 million in damages.

The Virginia State Police has been asked by the Roanoke City Sheriff to conduct an investigation involving an incident at the Roanoke City Jail.

The plan that would transform Catawba Hospital has cleared its first hurdle in the House of Delegates.

A settlement was reached Thursday between the Famous Anthony’s claimants and the insurance company in federal court.

“A sporadic delivery may mean that mail delivery didn’t take place that day,” said Bogenberger. “You know we try to do everything we can to make sure mail is delivered every day.”

Democrats in the Virginia Senate have defeated three bills that would have restricted access to abortion.

The festival returns to Historic Downtown Bristol, Tenn./Va. for its 23rd annual event September 8-10.

The inmates are Johnny Shane Brown, 51 of Rogersville, Tennessee, and Albert Lee Ricketson, 31 of Abingdon.

The renovations began last summer after voters approved the 1% sales tax increase.

The new SRO for the elementary schools will start in February.

“Local music, so, we’re going to have line dancing on Thursdays, live bands on Fridays, and DJs on Saturdays to try to bring the whole fun atmosphere but yet still have the family atmosphere during the day,” said Marketing Manager Sandra Arangui.

The Bear Dance Market opened in Christiansburg in 2019

Athletic trainers are currently provided through a partnership with VCOM, LewisGale, and Carilion but this year only Christiansburg High School and Eastern Montgomery High Schools have them.

Kyle Adam Mills, 22 of Christiansburg, died from his injuries. No officers were injured.

Deputies say that Thursday morning a student at the school began yelling that someone had a gun.

Rockbridge County reports “All persons have been apprehended for incident at 4th St. and Linden Avenue in the City of Buena Vista.”

Christopher A. Arias, 20, is in the Roanoke City Jail.

The town manager says the plan incorporates and reflects public input gathered during the planning process.