Roanoke city leaders on Sunday issued a statement regarding the controversial and viral arrest of a man who walked away from ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — People have taken their frustrations to social media after a video of a man's arrest in Roanoke went ...

Roanoke Police are looking for Jeremy Robinson, who is white, 5′11′' and 155 pounds, with brown eyes and gray hair.

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — The Roanoke Police Department is investigating following a shooting Friday night. Officers responded to ...

The Roanoke Police Department is investigating a shooting Friday evening that left one man dead. According to a report from the department, at approximately 8:42 p.m. officers responded to the 700 ...

Roanoke sections of Blue Ridge Parkway are now reopened, but officials on Friday said there is a long way to go as the park ...

The VA announced a plan to cut more than 70,000 jobs Wednesday as part of the Department of Government Efficiency’s cost-cutting measures, following news reports based on a leaked internal memo.

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ROANOKE, Va. (March 6, 2025) – Appalachian Power crews are preparing to respond to potential power outages in Roanoke and surrounding areas as strong winds move through the region on Thursday. “We are ...

The VA’s chief of staff, Christopher Syrek, told top-level officials at the agency Tuesday that it had an objective to cut enough employees to return to 2019 staffing levels of just under 400,000.

The Department of Veterans Affairs is planning to cut approximately 72,000 jobs, roughly 15 percent of its current workforce, VA Secretary Doug Collins confirmed Wednesday. Collins said in a video ...

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