Troutville News

Jeanne Riley of Troutville found this black snake dead in the bird netting of her Blueberry patch! Hey, it's Terrific Tuesday and it is terrifically hot.

Amateur Roger Newsom of Virginia Beach shot 5-under-par 67 today for a two-shot lead entering tomorrow's final round of the 2008 SunTrust State Open of Virginia.

A Troutville man will serve three years of a five-year prison sentence for his role in a sexual assault on another man in September 2006.

More changes are in the works for the intersection of US 11 and US 220 at Exit 150 south of Troutville.

A Titan America cement plant is the center of a raging controversy over its plans to build a plant in northern New Hanover County.

June 22, 2008 Bicyclist hit by car in Botetourt County A bicyclist is in the hospital after being hit by a car Sunday in Botetourt County.

It's Terrific Tuesday again! What were you doing at Sunrise? It's Summer reading list day! We have a new intern at The Botetourt View -- Katelyn McDaniel, Lord Botetourt High School Class of 2008.

Rupert Cutler was skirting the edge of the woods near Lincoln Terrace Elementary School on a recent morning with binoculars in hand when he heard a strange crackling noise in the distance.

An accident in Botetourt County has closed a portion of U.S. 220 , according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.

A Botetourt County grand jury has indicted a Troutville man on 10 felony charges based on accusations that he sexually molested a teenage girl.

A Roanoke jury has awarded a $3.5 million verdict to a Clifton Forge woman who sued her podiatrist over a 2003 surgery that she says caused incurable chronic pain and led to the amputation of the front of her ...

A Blue Ridge man has been arrested in connection with pharmacy break-ins in Botetourt County, officials said.

Read the news release below The Botetourt County Office of Tourism is excited to announce that it has been awarded a $16,773 grant from the Virginia Tourism Corporation.

An illegal immigrant pleads guilty to driving other illegal immigrants across the country for money.

A State Trooper is recovering after his cruiser got hit by a tractor trailer this morning on Interstate 81. via Messenger

Every year, America celebrates "Emergency Medical Services" week in May. Emergency Medical Services week brings together local communities and medical personnel to publicize safety and honor the dedication of ... via Main Street Newspapers

“I do believe there are ample quality centers around the valley that would accommodate children from 6 weeks to 12 years old”

A troubled Roanoke Valley child care provider has filed bankruptcy. The company, Little People Learning Center Inc., intends to reorganize financially after closing three of seven day care centers, leaving four ... via Roanoke Times

“We've just lost a star teacher”

The woman killed in a house fire in Botetourt County on Sunday was a "star teacher" at James Madison Middle School, Roanoke school officials said today. via Roanoke Times

“The house had pretty good damage to it”

A woman's body was found Sunday after an early morning house fire in Botetourt County, according to Sheriff Ronnie Sprinkle. via Roanoke Times

“I'd like to tell Mr. Carter's family I am truly sorry, and if I could take it back, I would”

A Cloverdale man who admitted to fatally stabbing his friend Thanksgiving morning after an argument about a bike will serve 15 years in prison. via Roanoke Times