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Small plane crashes at airport in Rural Retreat, no injuries reported
RURAL RETREAT, Va. (WFXR)– Officials with the Mountain Empire Airport in Rural Retreat report no injuries after a small plane crashed on Sunday, July 21. Although details remain limited at this time, the airport’s manager Brian Burkett reports a Cessna 185 crashed at the airport on Sunday morning. The plane was totaled during the crash, […]
VSP: Tractor-trailer crash prompted diesel cleanup on I-81 in Abingdon Sunday
ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) – All lanes are back open on Interstate 81 in Abingdon after a tractor-trailer crash prompted a cleanup effort Sunday afternoon, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT). The Virginia State Police (VSP) told News Channel 11 that at approximately 2:32 p.m., a tractor-trailer had a tire blowout near mile marker […]
Hungriest Mother Food Challenges winners brought their appetite Saturday
MARION, Va. (WJHL) – The area’s most competitive eaters gathered in downtown Marion on Saturday at the Hungriest Mother Food Festival Challenges to determine whose appetite was ready to win. The competition featured a dozen local businesses, food trucks, and restaurants. The food was sweet, savory, and even pickled. Michael Karnes will be keeping his […]
Wythe County community mourns loss of county’s first paramedic
WYTHEVILLE, Va. (WFXR)– The Wytheville and Wythe County communities are mourning the loss of Ivanhoe Volunteer Fire Department lifelong member and safety officer Donnie Widner. The fire department says Widner was a member of the Ivanhoe Volunteer Fire Department, the Lead Mines Rescue Squad, a Rural Retreat Volunteer Emergency Services member, and an Honorary Member […]
Jonathan Warner wheels in the gold at Commonwealth Games debut
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — It was another beautiful day for Track and Field at the Commonwealth Games. At the Track and Field Able Games, some champions got the gold. Among them was Jonathan Warner, who has been training for this moment for almost a decade. “Started and competed successfully...
Michael Vick says what everyone is thinking about Virginia Tech football in 2024
When the Virginia Tech football team hired Brent Pry, they knew that it would take time for the hype to come back around to the program. Going into Year 3 of the Brent Pry-era you could say that the hype is back a little earlier than originally thought. With a...
Friends of Evans Spring host forum for city council candidates
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Friends of Evans Spring group hosted a forum at Williams Memorial Baptist Church for the seven at-large candidates for Roanoke City Council on Saturday, July 20. Evans Spring refers to the 150 acres of land in Roanoke that stands as the largest undeveloped property...
Virginia Tech men's basketball receives an extremely disappointing offseason grade
Following each season in college sports, the transfer portal is getting bigger and bigger. We see it in football and basketball big time. This spring, Virginia Tech men's basketball coach Mike Young had a spring season he won't forget for a while. Shortly after his Hokies were eliminated from the...
Former 4-star Oklahoma DB Damond Harmon added to Liberty’s roster
Liberty has added a very talented defensive back to its roster ahead of the 2024 season as former Oklahoma defensive back Damond Harmon has enrolled at Liberty and will participate in training camp with the Flames. The 6’0”, 180 pound defensive back was a four star recruit by multiple recruiting...
One man dead after single-vehicle crash in Bath County
BATH COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police is investigating a deadly, single-vehicle crash which happened on Saturday just before 9:30 p.m. Investigators said a 2013 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 was traveling east of Route 39 in Bath County, then the truck ran off the roadway and hit a tree. The...
Boil water notice issued for Radford residents
RADFORD, Va. – A boil water notice has been issued for Radford residents as the city works on repairing a water main break, we’re told. 10 News has learned that due to a water main break near Oakland Avenue, Forest Avenue, and Second Street Radford residents West of Wadsworth Street and those who are also experiencing low water pressure or loss of water have been given a boil water notice.
Averett University aims to recover from shock financial losses
Averett University (AU) employees are experiencing a temporary reduction in pay this summer as a result of financial mismanagement, according to campus officials. The problem was first discovered during a quarterly financial review. At that time, AU President Tiffany Franks discovered figures not in alignment with the university’s expectations, according to Associate Vice President of University Marketing and Communications Cassie Jones.
Body found in North Fork River sparks investigation in Montgomery County
ELLISTON, Va. (WSET) — An investigation is underway in Montgomery County after a body was found in the North Fork River in Elliston on Saturday. The Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Montgomery County Fire and Rescue and Elliston Fire Department responded just after 4 p.m. to reports of a body in the river in the area of Cannery Road.
Buena Vista K9 officer receives protective vest donation
BUENA VISTA, Va. (WSET) — One local K9 officer will be better-protected thanks to a donation of body armor. Buena Vista Police Department's K9 Hans received a bullet- and stab-protective vest from Vested Interest in K9s, Inc., a non-profit organization. The vest was sponsored by the Nancy Allison Perkins Foundation of Flossmoor, Illinois, and is embroidered with the words, "Honoring those who served and sacrificed."
Meet some of the world's cleanest pigs, raised to grow kidneys and hearts for humans
Companies are working to fill the organ shortage by engineering pigs to be more humanlike in hopes of xenotransplant clinical trials. See where those pigs are raised. (AP video/Shelby Lum) BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Wide-eyed piglets rushing to check out the visitors to their unusual barn just might represent the future of organ transplantation – and there’s no rolling around in the mud here. The first gene-edited pig organs ever transplanted into people came from animals born on this special research farm in the Blue Ridge mountains – behind locked gates, where entry requires washing down your vehicle, swapping your clothes for medical scrubs and stepping into tubs of disinfectant to clean your boots between each air-conditioned barn. “These are precious animals,” said David Ayares of Revivicor Inc., who spent decades learning to clone pigs with just the right genetic changes to allow those first audacious experiments.
Brenden Queen beats Connor Hall in Hampton Heat slugfest
The Hampton Heat 200 came down to another Langley Speedway slugfest between Brenden Queen and Connor Hall. They both nearly threw it away and gave it to Peyton Sellers. In the end, Queen was able to get the last slug in and drove away to win the biggest race of the season at his home track for the second year in a row and third time overall.
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