Roanoke County News

A The celebration will include many activities, but the show stopper is usually the fireworks.

Three teens charged with trying to kidnap a Roanoke County woman and hold her for ransom filed court documents Friday indicating they will plead guilty.

Roanoke County has terminated Roanoke law enforcement officers' use of a county-owned firing range and driver training facility, citing a disregard for safety.

A ranking of the nation's top Chinese restaurants didn't list any in Southwest Virginia.

July 1, 2009 Roanoke County temporarily closes firing range Roanoke County is sticking to its guns.

Roanoke County Police say a short chase on the Blue Ridge Parkway early Wednesday morning led to two crashes, and a one person fighting for their life.

Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Capt. Barry Hurley and Glen Greer, a county firefighter and paramedic, prepare for dinner Wednesday with the rest of the Clearbrook station staff, including six Roanoke firefighters who have helped staff the station since 2002.

No one was injured this morning when an empty coal train hit a tractor-trailer in Roanoke County, police said.

A slow spending climate, particularly for furniture, has hammered a Roanoke Valley retailer.

Elizabeth Jones of Southwest Roanoke County is appearing in a show at the Jefferson Center.

Roanoke Co., VA - A Floyd County man who faced murder charges in Roanoke County is off the hook after a four day trial.

A jury that may decide Jeffery Martin Younga TMs fate today must sort through conflicting opinions from two expert witnesses.

June 25, 2009 Crews battle Floyd County house fire A fire heavily damaged a Floyd County home Wednesday night.

A Rocky Mount man was taken to a hospital Wednesday after his motorcycle struck another vehicle in Southwest Roanoke County, officials said.

A first-degree murder charge has been reduced to involuntary manslaughter in the death of a Roanoke County jogger.

Jeffery Martin Younga s trial on murder charges in the death of attorney Tom Farrell continued this morning, as Roanoke County prosecutors filled in details on the whereabouts and actions of both men in the hours prior to the fatal hit-and-run. A Roanoke County police officer recalled having two encounters with Young at the Country Store at the ...

June 22, 2009 New administrator for Montgomery County Montgomery County has a new person in its' top spot.

The trial of a Floyd County man accused of killing a prominent lawyer in a hit-and-run case has begun in Roanoke County Jeffery Martin Young is charged with first-degree murder and felony hit-and-run in the Jan.

June 21, 2009 Jeffrey Young prepares for trial in Roanoke County hit and run case He's accused of running down a Roanoke attorney, and Monday Jeffrey Young will be on trial for the death of Tom Farrell.

A longtime Roanoke County electronics retailer is poised to stretch into a new part of the Roanoke Valley.