ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Bent Mountain Fire Department responded to a tractor-trailer accident on Tuesday, February 11. Upon arrival, crews found a 26-foot box truck that had slipped on the ice, ran up the bank, and hit a phone pole. AEP crews report over 37K without power in Southwest & Central Virginia Photo…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke Fire and EMS Department are reporting multiple power lines down in the 3100 block of Colonial Avenue SW. The downed lines are blocking all lanes of traffic and crews are on the scene to clear the roadway. AEP crews report over 37K without power in Southwest & Central Virginia Motorists…
UPDATE 9:35 A.M. ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – VDOT is reporting that all lanes are reopened near the ramp of US 220. – ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – VDOT is reporting a vehicle crash near the ramp of the US 220 exit in Roanoke County. Motorists can expect delays at this time as the north…
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – VDOT is reporting a vehicle crash in the vicinity of Museville Road on Virginia 40 in Pittsylvania County. All East and West lanes are closed at this time near Hughesville Road west of Union Hall. Motorists can expect delays. WFXR News will release new information once details become available. Source…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Of the roughly forty flights Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport sees daily, only five were canceled during Tuesday’s storm. Eric Monday, general counsel at ROA, says other airports, not Roanoke’s canceled those flights. The tarmac, he said was wet but clear. “We’ve got blades that scrape and brushes that blow, we’ve done pre-treating…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Appalachian Power has reported that over 10,000 customers are left without power and APCO crews are working to restore power in areas affected. Situation The winter storm that entered Appalachian Power’s service territory early Tuesday morning continues to progress as temperatures drop and precipitation increases. The 1,500-mile-wide storm system is blanketing…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — A winter storm will continue to bring freezing rain and rain to Southwest and Central Virginia on Wednesday. Due to the threat of freezing rain, a Winter Storm Warning will remain in effect for Southwest and Central Virginia through Wednesday afternoon. Additional ice amounts of 0.10 – 0.20″ are possible. An…
A Fairfax County, Virginia, teacher was among several people arrested in connection with a local sting operation targeting online predators. A Fairfax County, Virginia, teacher was among several people arrested in connection with a local sting operation targeting online predators. According to Fairfax County police, seven men — ranging in age from 24 to 50…
Two runways were reopened at Reagan National and a section of the Potomac River was restored Tuesday after the deadly D.C. midair collision last month. Two runways were reopened at Reagan National Airport and a section of the Potomac River was restored Tuesday following a deadly midair collision last month, according to officials. The closures…
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Help could be on the way for school construction projects in Virginia. “Localities all across Virginia have asked for additional tools to start to solve their own problems,” Senator Jeremy McPike (D-Prince William) told 8News. McPike has introduced a bill that would allow localities to charge an additional 1% sales tax…
