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Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 3:38 AM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff and Patsy Montesinos
An officer with the Lynchburg Police Department was involved in an officer-involved shooting following a vehicle pursuit Thursday night.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 7:18 PM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff and Kristin Hodges
A settlement was reached Thursday between the Famous Anthony’s claimants and the insurance company in federal court.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2023 at 5:43 PM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff
The store was evacuated Sunday night.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 1:47 PM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff
The two men were identified as 21-year-old Landon Oakes and 20-year-old Zachary Travis, both from Danville.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 11:39 AM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff
U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine announced over $940,000 in federal funding to help Virginians with disabilities access affordable housing.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 7:09 PM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares has selected the law firm Quinn Emanuel to conduct a review of the events surrounding the shooting at the University of Virginia.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2022 at 3:52 PM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Jalen Holston rushed for three touchdowns and 99 yards to lead Virginia Tech to the victory.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 12:02 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
The bus was on its way to Bassett High School at the time of the crash.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2022 at 10:50 AM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
This is Mike Pence's third time speaking at Liberty University.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 7:32 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
We hope you’ll spend this day honoring them by also spreading kindness.
Updated: Aug. 25, 2022 at 4:45 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Members of the jury were dismissed Thursday afternoon after announcing they were unable to reach a verdict.
Updated: Aug. 22, 2022 at 6:03 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
A Washington D.C. judge sentenced him to more than seven years in prison last week following his April jury trial.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2022 at 4:06 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Thomas Robertson will get credit for 13 months already served in jail.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2022 at 10:16 AM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Stephen Kilpatrick was found guilty on three counts of solicitation of a minor and two counts of computer solicitation, second or subsequent offense in 2019.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2022 at 4:11 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Thomas Robertson wrote a letter to a judge explaining what led to his appearance at the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2022 at 9:24 AM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Deputies say someone broke into a home, then robbed and assaulted the victim by stabbing her in the hand.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 5:06 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
More than 100 homes were damaged or destroyed during flooding.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 4:57 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
The benefits, which come with a fee, include extra fuel points, free delivery and additional savings on particular products.
Updated: Jul. 6, 2022 at 4:43 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Nancy Fridley was accused of taking a child who was not hers from a church daycare in 2021.
Updated: Jul. 5, 2022 at 4:52 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
A D.C. judge concluded there is sufficient evidence to support the convictions for Thomas Robertson.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2022 at 9:07 AM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Deputies are investigating an early morning shooting that left multiple people injured.
Updated: Jun. 25, 2022 at 9:14 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Video footage from security cameras shows the masked group of people carrying out the acts.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2022 at 11:01 AM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Senators Warner and Kaine are reacting, as well as other Virginia leaders including the governor.
Updated: Jun. 23, 2022 at 12:09 AM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
A former Lynchburg business owner will spend more than three years behind bars after embezzling hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Updated: Jun. 22, 2022 at 11:57 AM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
The crash scene was at Eastbound 460 between Prices Fork Road and Southgate Dr.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2022 at 7:53 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
A Virginia man was arrested in Lynchburg and is charged with double-murder after parents found stabbed to death in their home.
Updated: Jun. 8, 2022 at 5:14 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Three people from southwest Virginia were also sworn into the new commission aimed at tacking trafficking and survivor support.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2022 at 10:45 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Officers became aware of the photos on Friday evening.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2022 at 10:34 AM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Officials say his recruitment is open and any other coach/school can reach out to him as well.
Updated: May. 28, 2022 at 5:46 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado touched down in Bedford County on May 28.
Updated: May. 27, 2022 at 6:57 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Etute had pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder for the blunt force trauma death in 2021 of Jerry Smith.
Updated: May. 26, 2022 at 3:37 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Isi Etute had matched with the victim on the dating app Tinder.
Updated: May. 13, 2022 at 8:20 AM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Gov. Glenn Youngkin addresses Virginia Tech’s Class of 2022, continuing the tradition of inviting new Virginia governors to deliver the commencement address.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2022 at 10:35 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
He is the first QB from the school ever picked in the draft.
Updated: Apr. 26, 2022 at 10:46 AM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
The defense bases the motion on what it says was insufficient evidence presented at trial.
Updated: Apr. 18, 2022 at 5:37 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Markus Maly is being prosecuted alongside three other defendants, one of whom the FBI claims can be seen in Capitol CCTV footage with Maly on January 6.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2022 at 9:46 AM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Federal search warrants also name other Virginia Tech football players who investigators believe were with Etute when he met with the Blacksburg man he is accused of beating to death.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2022 at 5:51 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Court documents say Jacob Fracker told investigators that before they turned themselves in to police, Thomas Robertson hid their cell phones in an ammunition can in his home.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 2:45 PM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
A fund to support Ogilvie’s family has been set up through “Fund the First.”
Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 1:35 PM EDT
|By Pat Thomas, WDBJ7 Staff and Gray News Staff
The shooting began as an domestic incident inside the business Covington Farm & Fuel and moved outside, where the officer was shot.
Updated: Mar. 15, 2022 at 8:41 AM EDT
|By WDBJ7 Staff
The domestic incident started inside the business and moved outside, where the officer was shot.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2022 at 4:48 PM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff
“Virginians should know who is making these critical public safety and individual liberty decisions on the Parole Board.”
Updated: Feb. 22, 2022 at 4:56 PM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff
“Along with my colleagues in Congress, I support President Biden’s measures to impose significant costs on Russia and its autocratic government in response to its unjustified and unacceptable aggression."
Updated: Feb. 7, 2022 at 9:03 PM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff
According to Blacksburg Police, Pierce was taken in front of the Roanoke City Magistrate and released on a $10,000 secured bond.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2022 at 11:14 PM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff and Gray News staff
The nearby university Virginia Tech had issued a "stay in place" request following the shooting. The request has since been lifted.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2022 at 10:47 PM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Jamel D. Flint of Roanoke is charged with Murder in the First Degree for the homicide of Isiah O. Robinson of Roanoke.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2022 at 9:07 PM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Codi’s father, Cory Bisby reported his son missing Monday morning at around 9.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2022 at 7:08 AM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff
William Tyler Griffith’s case has been sent to the grand jury.
Updated: Jan. 23, 2022 at 4:59 AM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff
The Nelson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect accused of shooting at cars.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2022 at 9:42 PM EST
|By WDBJ7 Staff
Gay was serving back-to-back life sentences for the shooting at Backstreet Cafe in Sept. 2000 that killed one man and injured six others.
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