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Virginia State Police are looking for 81-year-old Ronald Jackson. He was last seen in Partlow, Virginia, which is in Spotsylvania County. He may be wearing a yellow T-shirt, dark blue pants and a black baseball cap. Jackson is believed to be in danger, and is without his required medication. Police say he’s driving a 2009 gray Ford Escape with Virginia registration KV1666. Call police if you have any information.
WASHINGTON (AP) – Verizon and union officials representing about 39,000 striking landline and cable workers up and down the East Coast have agreed to restart negotiations. U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez says he met with both sides on Sunday in Washington, D.C. Perez says the parties had an “open, frank and constructive dialogue” about finding a way to move forward to resolve the issues and get people back to work. Both sides have agreed to return to the bargaining table on Tuesday. Workers in nine eastern states and Washington, D.C., walked off the job on April 13. They had been working without a contract since August. So far, negotiations have been unsuccessful.
From Roanoke Police Department: On May 13, 2016 at 12:40 p.m. Roanoke Police responded to a report of a shooting in the 4400 block of Holmes Street NE. Responding officers found an unresponsive female in the living room area of the residence. They also found a male who was lying in the rear of the residence. Officers rendered aid immediately to both individuals and paramedics arrived on scene. The female, identified as Melissa Lynn Cook, age 43, of Roanoke was pronounced dead at the scene. The male, identified as Bobby Ray Cundiff, age 40, of Roanoke was transported to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital where he also later died. Both suffered gunshot wounds. Evidence at this point indicates that the incident was domestic in nature. Initial evidence also indicates that both individuals shot each other. A handgun was found near Cook’s body and a handgun was also recovered that was near Cundiff when officers arrived on scene. Officers continue to analyze evidence found at the scene and detectives continue to interview individuals familiar with both individuals. No one else was inside the residence at the time of the incident and, at this point, there is no evidence to indicate anyone else was involved. The investigation is on-going.
Angela Jarrell
UPDATE: Police say Angela Jarrell has been found safe and is receiving medical treatment in West Virginia.
EARLIER: Radford Police are searching for a missing 46-year-old woman — the second time she has been reporting missing in the last eight months. Angela Jarrell was last seen Thursday, and police say friends and family are concerned about her well-being. Jarrell was also reported missing last September before she was found several days later.
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One of the hottest bands of the late 70’s and 80’s is in Roanoke tonight. Blondie is at the Elmwood Park Amphitheater. WFIR’s Gene Marrano spoke to guitarist Chris Stein:
Here’s the press release from Roanoke County Public Schools: Friends and families of graduating Roanoke County seniors will once again be able to watch the pomp and circumstance of graduation on Wednesday, June 8 even if they can’t be in the stands in person. For the seventh straight year, Roanoke County Public Schools will provide award-winning live streaming coverage of graduation ceremonies with Graduation Live. Graduation ceremonies being held at the Salem Civic Center this year will be streamed live via the Roanoke County Public Schools Web site at: http://bit.ly/RCPSgradslive
Four Roanoke County high schools are holding graduation ceremonies at the Salem Civic Center:
- 9 a.m.: Cave Spring High School
- 11:30 a.m.: Hidden Valley High School
- 2:30 p.m.: Northside High School
- 5 p.m.: William Byrd High School
Live online coverage for these high schools will begin approximately 5-10 minutes before each graduation begins. Glenvar High School (GHS) has scheduled their graduation ceremony for Highlander Stadium at 9 a.m. and, therefore, will be streamed via tape-delay. In the event of inclement conditions on June 8, GHS will move graduation ceremonies to the Salem Civic Center at 7:30 p.m. If the GHS graduation is moved to the Salem Civic Center, it will be streamed live. Beginning June 9, family and friends can watch replays of 2016 graduation ceremonies with Graduation Rewind. Playback versions of graduation ceremonies from 2010-2015 are still available for viewing online.
Here’s the press release from the Transportation Security Administration: ROANOKE, VA –Transportation Security Administration officers at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) prevented a Wythe County, Virginia, man from bringing a loaded .38 caliber semi-automatic handgun onto an airplane on Tuesday (May 10). The Wytheville, Virginia, resident was stopped as he was entering the checkpoint with the handgun, which was loaded with six bullets. The TSA officer who was staffing the checkpoint X-ray machine detected the handgun as it passed along the conveyor belt inside his carry-on bag. Police confiscated the firearm and cited the man on a state weapons charge. Individuals who show up with weapons at airport checkpoints cause the checkpoint lane to come to a halt, thus slowing the line and increasing the wait time for other travelers to get through the checkpoint. As a reminder, weapons—including firearms, firearm parts and ammunition—are not permitted in carry-on bags . Travelers who bring firearms to the checkpoint are subject to possible criminal charges from law enforcement and civil penalties from TSA of up to $11,000. Passengers are permitted to travel with firearms in checked baggage if they are properly packaged and declared. Firearms must be unloaded, packed in a hard-side case, locked, and packed separately from ammunition. Firearm possession laws vary by state and locality.
Kroger is having job fairs this Saturday to fill 125 jobs in the Roanoke and New River Valleys. Applicants can go to any of the 16 Kroger stores in the region for interviews between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. Saturday. Interested persons should apply online at jobs.kroger.com and search #JoinOurTeam for the job information. Applicants do not need an appointment and should bring their resumes. Most open jobs are for hourly positions, both full- and part-time. All stores have openings in a variety of departments.
From Virginia Western Community College: ROANOKE – Virginia Western Community College went into a lockdown situation on Monday, May 9, at approximately 11:51 a.m. and the lockdown was lifted at 12:29 p.m. after an investigation by campus police. At this time, it is believed the lockdown was automatically triggered by a potentially faulty emergency pull station. Campus is safe and has returned to normal operations.
From Roanoke City Police: The Roanoke Police Department needs the community’s help to identify a burglary suspect. Several photos of the suspect are below. At this time, the suspect is described as black male, in his mid-to-late 20s. He appears to be between 5’9″ to 5’11” and weigh around 160 lbs. At this point in the investigation, evidence indicates the suspect is
involved in the following two burglaries:
Robinson & Clark DDS, 3300 block of Franklin Road SW on 4/18/16.
Insight Imaging, 2900 block of Franklin Road SW on 4/19/16.
And the following destruction of property incident: Luxury Nails, 3100 block of Franklin Road SW on 4/19/16
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