Blue Ridge
CRIME & SAFETY
One dead, one airlifted with critical injuries after rollover crash on Botetourt Road
BOTETOURT, Va. (WFXR) – On Monday, August 26, the Fincastle Volunteer Fire Department responded to a deadly crash on Botetourt Road. Fire officials say Medic 5 crews responded to an accident on the 6600 block of Botetourt Road after receiving an iPhone alert notification. On the scene, two people were found trapped inside a car that had flipped over.
‘...We gotta take em down today.’ Warrants reveal details leading to Roanoke shooting
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A man is facing charges including first-degree murder after a June shooting in Roanoke that left one man dead. WDBJ7 obtained search warrants that reveal the events allegedly leading to the incident. Kyriq Seabrooks was indicted in July on charges of first-degree murder, use of a...
Roanoke Police: 26-year-old Man shot and killed by officers after refusing to drop knife
ROANOKE, Va. – Virginia State Police will be conducting an investigation after a domestic disturbance involving an armed man resulted in a fatal officer-involved shooting in Roanoke overnight, according to the Roanoke Police Department. At 12:15 a.m., Roanoke Police were called to the 700 block of 29th St NW...
Two-vehicle crash in Roanoke results in motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries
ROANOKE, Va. – There was a two-vehicle crash in Roanoke that resulted in a motorcyclist with life-threatening injuries, said Roanoke City Police. Authorities said around 5:25 p.m. on Thursday, police were dispatched to the intersection of Winsloe Dr NW and Trinkle Ave NW to investigate a crash. RCPD said...
Convicted Capitol rioter arrested for trying to bite officer at Aaron Lewis concert
WASHINGTON — Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to send a Virginia woman to jail while she awaits sentencing for her role in the Capitol riot after she was arrested again this month for allegedly assaulting police at an outdoor music venue. Casey Tryon-Castro, 34, of Roanoke, was convicted...
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