HENRY COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Henry County Sheriff reports two wanted people have been arrested after a barricade situation occurred near Martinsville on November 6. The sheriff said on Wednesday, deputies attempted to arrest a wanted man, 37-year-old Samuel Dewey Franklin Jr. of Martinsville, at a home on Woodhaven Road. On the scene, Franklin…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Former President Donald Trump is now President-Elect Donald Trump. The Republican nominee won both the electoral vote and the popular vote for the first time in three tries. The verdict came in the early morning hours following Election Day. It was something local political analysts did not see coming as quickly…
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke County Police are investigating after a child was hit with a bullet during an alleged accidental shooting at an apartment on November 2. Police said reports of a shooting at an apartment on the 4300 block of Garst Mill Road were received around 7:18 a.m. on Saturday. During an…
In an open letter to his constituents Thursday, the 74-year-old Democratic said he has cancer of the esophagus. FILE – Rep. Gerry Connolly, D-Va., questions witnesses during the House Oversight and Accountability Committee’s hearing about Congressional oversight of Washington, March 29, 2023. Connolly said on Monday, May 15, that a man with a baseball bat…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — A front will pass through Southwest and Central Virginia on Thursday, bringing spotty showers to the region. Mostly to partly cloudy skies will be overhead on Thursday. Patchy fog may impact the morning commute. Temperatures will start in the mild 50s and 60s before rising into the unseasonably warm 70s and…
Voting trends that were seen nationally in the presidential election also appeared in Maryland and Virginia. Stay with WTOP on air, online and on the WTOP News app for the latest local and national election developments. Sign up for WTOP’s Election Desk weekly newsletter to stay informed through Inauguration Day. Republican Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of…
HENRY COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Henry County Sheriff’s Office along with the Patrick & Henry Community College Campus Police arrested a man after a situation on November 4. The arrest was made on Monday at the Patrick & Henry Community College after a student notified Campus Police of a potentially life-threatening situation. Campus Police…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — A higher chance for rain will move into the region on Thursday as a cold front moves across the commonwealth. A few thunderstorms are possible, but severe weather is not expected. Temperatures will remain warm with temperatures rising into the 70s and 80s after starting in the 50s and 60s. Temperatures…
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Balico makes requests to withdraw their application for the data centers and power plant. Balico LLC. requests a withdrawal of an application on Monday, November 4 in efforts to rezone 2,233,38 acres in the Banister and Callands-Gretna election district in hopes of allowing an 84 two-foot story data center along…
LYNCHBURG, Va. (WFXR) – Political candidate Gloria Tinsley Witt for 5th District Congressional Candidate released a statement as the race ended for the House of Representatives. “I am deeply proud of everything we’ve accomplished together. We fought with heart, integrity, and purpose. We’ve built something real, something meaningful, and that’s because of each and every…
