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16-year-old from Roanoke shot and killed in Myrtle Beach
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A teenage boy from Roanoke died after an early morning shooting in Myrtle Beach. Myrtle Beach Police Department officers responded early Saturday morning to a shooting on North Ocean Blvd. The coroner’s office states Jakolbi Taylor, 16, was shot while in the 16th Avenue N. Beach...
Juvenile charged for Roanoke shooting
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A juvenile has been charged with shooting into the city, possession of a stolen firearm and possession of a firearm as a juvenile, after a shooting in Roanoke. Roanoke Police were called late the morning of Sunday, July 21, to the 3700 block of Frontage Road...
Body found in North Fork Roanoke River in Montgomery County
ELLISTON, Va. – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after a body was found in the North Fork Roanoke River in Montgomery County. On Saturday just after 4 p.m., the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue, and Elliston Fire Department responded to reports of a body found in the river in the area of Cannery Road in Elliston.
No injuries reported after vehicle crashes into apartment building in Roanoke Saturday
ROANOKE, Va. – No injuries were reported but 10 people were displaced after a vehicle crashed into a building in the Copper Croft Apartments, the Roanoke Fire Department said. Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded at 3:57 p.m. Saturday at the 4300 block of Electric Road in the Cave...
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