Patsy Montesinos
Roanoke, VA
Patsy is a recent graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and joined the WDBJ7 news team in June 2022.
She previously was a part-time reporter for Chatham News + Record, where she helped start the first Spanish newspaper of the county, “La Voz de Chatham.”
Patsy grew up in Concord, North Carolina, but spent some of her time as a child living in Mexico. Outside work, you can find Patsy hiking, dancing, or enjoying a delicious meal at a local restaurant.
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The drizzle will help control the blaze and prevent it from spreading any further.
Serenity Hawley was found dead in a parking garage November 7 with another teen, also a BHS student.
Terry Michel was sentenced to 15 months in jail with credit for time served.
The second grader was playing outside when he smelled smoke and went to investigate.
Stephen Ambruzs and his son love to ride bikes in the area. But they say they often don’t feel safe while out and about.
The association is planning to face the toxins head-on if they return next year.
Attorney General Jason Miyares was in Roanoke Friday - and says his office has received complaints about the Blue Ridge Rock Fest.
It’s a statement kids can repeat talking about success, respect, and being royalty.
Lawmakers and other leaders say having a safe community helps businesses and impacts the economy.
Daniel Barmak is charged with murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and malicious wounding.
The football program will start as a club sport in the fall of 2024 and work toward becoming a varsity program in 2025.
“I’m still trying to figure out what I’m going to do tomorrow whenever I go to sleep and I don’t hear him say my name,” explained Oulds. “Or I come through the house and he’s not there to ask me to turn on Fortnite.”
“You could be punished more severely for stealing a car than you could for stealing a child."
16 years ago, a gunman opened fire and killed 32 students and staff on the campus of Virginia Tech.
The Virginia Department of Wildlife says Smith Mountain Lake had 21 boating incidents in 2022 including 11 injuries.
“There’s no reason why she should be suffering like this and to my jack to possibly never come home,” said Dalton.
The board of trustees appointed Maj, Gen (Ret) Dondi E. Costin, Ph.D. to be the president of the university, and Pastor Jonathan Falwell to be the chancellor.
It was all sunshine and smiles after the Hokies took home the win Saturday night.
“Well I think we deserve more (wins) but at the same time, we’re so happy for our customers. Whoever won it, won it here in Pulaski County in our itty bitty store,” said Andy Gill.
An officer with the Lynchburg Police Department was involved in an officer-involved shooting following a vehicle pursuit Thursday night.
“And today we’re seeing them coming up and interacting with people, interacting with other dogs that they may or may not know from the facility that they were at,” explained O’Neill.
In October, he hopped on his motorcycle with the goal of driving from Virginia to the tip of South America in Argentina.
“She came to a facility just crying. She lost everything. She didn’t have insurance. She didn’t know what to do. And I knew. I called the office and said this is the lady we have to help,” explained Shiles.
The CDC has only documented fewer than 20 cases where humans survived.
It says it has 832 Instagram images posted per kilometer.
Officials say the insects colonize quickly, disrupt native ecosystems, and are a threat to grape crops.
25 men are graduating from the cost-free College Orientation Workshop known as COW.
They recommend you pace yourself in the heat and take a 10-minute break in the shade at least once an hour.
“We went into the hospital thinking maybe she had some sort of head injury, 'cause all we saw was her eye was misaligned and a bruise. But we never thought we were going to hear the word cancer.”
Virginia Health Department Monkeypox expert Julia Murphys said currently, only two groups qualify for the JYNNEOS vaccine.
Parents should keep an eye on children’s body temperatures. High body temperatures can lead to heat exhaustion and heat stroke, and severe cases can even lead to death.
