Vinton News

Updated Monday 12:29 a.m. Roanoke County Fire and Rescue say firefighters were called to the 3500 block of Simsmore Drive around 8 p.m. Sunday.

Richmond, VA _ The Army psychiatrist accused in the mass shootings at Fort Hood, Texas which left 13 people dead and 30 wounded, including the alleged shooter, has strong Virginia ties, and was, in fact, born in Northern Virginia.

A smiling yearbook photograph shows the Fort Hoot shooting suspect, Nidal Hasan, from his high school days at William Fleming High School.

The crime is in Texas, but the suspect has several ties to our area. We're told Nidal Hasan lived in a Vinton neighborhood for a number of years during high school.

Vinton receives a grant to help its downtown revitalization project. The town received a $35,000 planning grant from the 2009 Community Development Block Grant by the Virginia Department of Housing and Community Development , according to a news release.

What appears to be a razor-thin margin of victory for incumbent Mike Altizer could lead to a recount in the Vinton District election for a seat on the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors.

Brandon Pennock builds storage compartments for a new firetruck being built by M&W Fire Apparatus of Vinton.

In a dramatic reversal from February, a proposal for a new asphalt plant in the Glenvar community sailed through a Roanoke County Planning Commission public hearing Monday with only a whiff of opposition.

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Tyler Bradford, Alek Patton and Blake Marvin track down a geocaching clue Tuesday using a GPS unit.

The Roanoke Valley Association of Realtors has endorsed one incumbent and two newcomers for seats on the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors.

As newspapers close across the country, one local man is bucking the trend. "We want to be something different from Vinton.

The substitute judge assigned to hear the criminal charges against a former Roanoke bankruptcy attorney had some advice for everyone involved in the distinctly untidy case.

A husband and wife from Vinton are charged with having their home torched for the insurance money.

Dolly Wade and her daughter, Rita Leiser, shop at TJ Maxx on a recent Friday morning.

It has been a contentious campaign season for three-term Del. Onzlee Ware, D-Roanoke. But the twist is that his loudest, most persistent critic is in his own Democratic Party.

Restrictions on tractor-trailers now seem likely on winding Jae Valley Road crossing Windy Gap between Franklin and Roanoke counties.

Dr. Tom Kerkering, Carilion Clinic's infectious diseases medical director, says students returning to school is one factor at play in the increase in pediatric flu cases in the region.

Shalynda Toney's lifelong dream was to travel to Italy, see the countryside, sample the cuisine and experience the culture.

Construction on the Vinton-Roanoke County Veterans Monument called "High Ground" started earlier this year next to the Vinton War Memorial.