Pinpoint Weather: Breezy and cold end to November

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)—Cold and mostly dry weather conditions are expected across Southwest and Central Virginia through the beginning of next week. It will be a breezy and chilly Friday across the region, so Black Friday shoppers should dress warmly. Morning lows will be in the lower 30s while afternoon temperatures will only reach the 30s…

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Police investigate Martinsville shooting

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WFXR) – Martinsville Police detained a suspect after a shooting Thursday night. 19-year-old arrested after social media bomb threat allegedly made in Lynchburg MPD responded to a shooting on the 1300 block of Chatham Heights Road at 7:52 p.m. on November 28. Officers found a 46-year-old man with a gunshot wound. Police said…

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Police investigate Martinsville shooting

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WFXR) — Martinsville Police detained a suspect after a shooting Thursday night. MPD responded to a shooting on the 1300 block of Chatham Heights Road at 7:52 p.m. November 28. Officers found a 46-year-old man with a gunshot wound. Police said he was taken to the hospital and his condition is unknown. They…

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One in custody after Lynchburg bomb threat

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) — Lynchburg Police took one woman into custody for making a bomb threat toward the Centra PACE facility. Police responded Thursday 10:20 a.m. after 69-year-old Nancy Taylor allegedly contacted the care center for the elderly. She reportedly threatened to bomb the business on Monday. Police say they were able to identify Taylor…

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Pinpoint Weather: Cold wind to continue

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Windy conditions will continue for the next couple of days, with wind gusts of 25 to 30 mph possible. The wind will continue to push cold air into the region. Overnight, temperatures will drop into the 20s and 30s, with highs in the 30s and 40s for most. Southside will see…

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