ROANOKE, Va. – The city of Roanoke continues to see a rise in gun violence. This weekend, another string of shootings left three people dead within 24 hours. These three deaths mark 26 homicides in ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Headlines of shootings have dominated local news, yet data from the Roanoke Police Department indicate a decline in gun violence compared to last year. Police records show 14 ...

Roanoke officials have unveiled a new weapon in their ongoing battle against city crime - a state-of-the-art operations ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - In the wake of multiple recent shootings, Roanoke’s RESET team was back on the ground Friday, visiting Crescent Street and Hunt Avenue in NW Roanoke, two neighborhoods shaken by ...

Last year, the Gun Violence Prevention Commission faced skepticism from city council members as Roanoke’s homicide count rose to an all-time high. The tension ultimately led three commissioners to ...

Nearly six months into 2024, and nearly seven months into Roanoke Police Chief Scott Booth‘s tenure, the city’s gun violence tables appear to have turned. Between Jan. 1 and May 19, 2023, Roanoke saw ...

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — The Roanoke Police Dept. (RPD) is investigating a deadly shooting that resulted in a car crash on Saturday afternoon. At approximately 2:30 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified of ...

N.C. man arrested after falsely reporting hostage during Pulaski shoplifting investigation A North Carolina man was arrested in Pulaski on Thursday after leading the authorities on a wild goose chase ...

Two Virginia school divisions are slated to launch a pilot program intended to help reduce youth involvement in gangs and violent behaviors with guns but it’s unclear if the initiative will be fully ...