Appalachian Power plans to build one of the first Small Modular Nuclear Reactors (SMRs) in the country in Campbell County, but residents who live near the proposed site have raised concerns about the ...

A Roanoke man had a one-time privilege to legally free-solo climb the Mill Mountain Star. Chad Heddleston, a rock climber with 30 years of experience, made the ascent up the front of the star in about ...

Booth is currently one of four finalists under consideration for the open police chief position in Myrtle Beach, South ...

The Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office is looking for the person who used a vehicle to pull a safe full of guns through the wall of a house. August 12, 2026, deputies were called to Stacks Lane in ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A Sara Evans concert, a classic car and cycle show, a heritage festival, a free family art event and a meteor shower watch party are among the events happening across the region ...

The self-checkout kiosk stolen from a Campbell County store on July 18, 2026, was valued at over $5,000, according to the Campbell County Sheriff's Office.

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Russia has detained visiting U.S. citizens, sentencing them to years behind bars with little or no evidence of criminal wrongdoing and used their detainment as a ...

APPOMATTOX COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Governor Abigail Spanberger has ordered flags in Virginia to be lowered Friday in memory and respect of Appomattox County Sheriff’s Deputy Burlie W. Duvall III of ...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. — When Bedford County firefighters responded to a fire at Forest Middle School, they encountered more than flames — an eight-foot python was waiting for them on the second floor.

FOREST, Va. (WDBJ) - The Bedford County Fire Marshal’s Office has determined an overnight fire at Forest Middle School was accidental, caused by an escaped python that knocked over a heat lamp.

RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - More than 92,000 Virginia Powerball tickets from Wednesday’s drawing one prizes, including one ticket that won $100,000. Virginia Lottery says that ticket was purchased in ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - UVA Health has spent 15 years studying why some people face a higher risk of cervical artery dissection — a condition responsible for 20% of strokes in people younger than 50.