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VSP: One dead after crash in Smyth County
SMYTH COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — Virginia State Police (VSP) are investigating a crash that left one person dead in Smyth County Sunday. A release from the VSP states the crash happened just after 7 p.m. Police report a 2018 Ford F150 was traveling southbound on Stoney Battery Road when it went off the left side […]
Miner killed in May accident had fentanyl in his system, Va. Energy reports
BIG STONE GAP, Va. (WJHL) — A May 31 mine accident that killed a 27-year-old drew multiple notices of violation for mine owner Coronado Global Resources, according to a Virginia Energy fatality investigation report that also noted the miner who died had fentanyl in his system. Brock Jackson was working as a roof bolter operator […]
22-year-old from Gate City killed in crash, VSP reports
SCOTT COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — A 22-year-old from Gate City was killed in a crash in Scott County on Wednesday, according to the Virginia State Police (VSP). VSP reports that the crash occurred around 9 p.m. in the 4700 block of Yuma Road. According to state police, a 2017 Mitsubishi SUV was driving on the […]
Abingdon PD: Man charged with attempted murder after alleged shooting, no injuries reported
ABINGDON, Va. (WJHL) — A Lebanon, Virginia man was arrested and charged with attempted murder among other related charges on Tuesday following an alleged shooting incident in Abingdon. According to the Abingdon Police Department, Steven Peyton Hughes, 33, of Lebanon, was arrested in Russell County after he was determined to be the suspect in the […]
VSP: Grundy man dies after Saturday ATV crash
BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — A Grundy man died due to injuries suffered in an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crash on Saturday, according to the Virginia State Police (VSP). VSP stated in a news release on Monday that the ATV crash took place at 6:50 p.m. on Route 641 in Buchanan County. State police report a […]
More than 100 rescued, no reported deaths in Damascus, Virginia
DAMASCUS, Va. (WJHL) — Damascus is usually a quiet town, and well known for Trail Days and the Creeper Trail. Monday, however, the town was full of the sound of chainsaws and heavy machinery as clean-up operations from Friday’s flood continued. The good news is there have been no fatalities reported so far in Damascus […]