Jim Kent
Surveillance Photo
Roanoke County police say they’ve located the man who drove off with a car from the Bonsack Walmart after the car’s owner accidentally dropped his keys in the parking lot. It happened October 3rd. Police now say they got tips from people who recognized the suspect from a surveillance photo. Continue reading
Roanoke County public schools are urging parents to attend one of the “Partnering for the Privilege” safe teen driving programs scheduled for county’s five high schools. WFIR’s Jim Kent reports:
Roanoke County expects a big line Saturday morning at the public library on Route 419. The story from WFIR’s Jim Kent:
An old medical treatment is making a comeback. News/Talk 960’s Jim Kent reports clinics and medical supply places are seeing an increased demand for medical honey.
Virginia Tech researchers are looking for another group of Roanoke-area volunteers to go through their “resist diabetes” exercise study. Brenda Davy, an associate professor in the Department of Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise, says they’re looking for overweight non-smokers between 50 and 69 years old.
Zachary Stephen Myers
A purse snatching in Vinton Wednesday night led to a car chase and crash. It started about 7:00 p.m., when a man stole a purse from a shopping cart at the Super Dollar Store on Bypass Road. Vinton police spotted the suspect’s van and gave chase. The van crashed on Beagle Club Road in Bedford County. A Vinton police officer was treated for minor injuries. The suspect, Zachary Stephen Myers, was taken to jail. Myers is 26 years old and from Vinton. He’s charged with grand larceny, felony eluding police and driving with a suspended license.
A Roanoke man faces multiple charges after a police chase and accident Saturday night in Roanoke County. Police say the driver tried to avoid a sobriety checkpoint at Hershberger Road and Oakland Boulevard shortly after 11:00 p.m. Continue reading
A Roanoke man is charged with drunken driving and hit-and-run after a vehicle crashed into the Goodwill store in the Hollins area Friday night. Continue reading
A big Fourth of July thunderstorm in Roanoke gave a powerful preview to last night’s man-made fireworks. The storm slammed into the Roanoke Valley around 4:00 p.m., damaging buildings, blocking roads with debris and knocking out power to thousands. By late afternoon, Appalachian Power Company listed more than 11,000 customers without electricity, and APCO was still working early this morning to restore power. Continue reading
An inmate who escaped while getting treatment at a Lynchburg hospital has been arrested at a hospital in Roanoke. Carilion Clinic Police confirm that 63-year-old Jackie Lee Brown of Roanoke County is in custody this morning.
The Appomattox County Sheriff’s Office arrested Brown Saturday night on an outstanding warrant. Brown claimed to have chest pains and was taken to Lynchburg General yesterday morning. He slipped away just before 6:00 a.m. Carilion police early this morning wouldn’t give details on Brown’s arrest.