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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Updated: Nov. 21, 2023 at 6:06 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
The drizzle will help control the blaze and prevent it from spreading any further.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2023 at 10:43 AM EST
|By Pat Thomas and Patsy Montesinos
Serenity Hawley was found dead in a parking garage November 7 with another teen, also a BHS student.
Updated: Nov. 2, 2023 at 12:51 PM EDT
|By Justin Geary and Patsy Montesinos
Terry Michel was sentenced to 15 months in jail with credit for time served.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2023 at 6:18 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
The second grader was playing outside when he smelled smoke and went to investigate.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2023 at 6:44 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
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.
Updated: Oct. 9, 2023 at 5:34 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
The association is planning to face the toxins head-on if they return next year.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2023 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
Attorney General Jason Miyares was in Roanoke Friday - and says his office has received complaints about the Blue Ridge Rock Fest.
Updated: Jul. 4, 2023 at 9:43 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
It’s a statement kids can repeat talking about success, respect, and being royalty.
Updated: Jun. 29, 2023 at 7:25 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
Lawmakers and other leaders say having a safe community helps businesses and impacts the economy.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2023 at 6:47 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
Daniel Barmak is charged with murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a felony, and malicious wounding.
Updated: Jun. 1, 2023 at 9:05 AM EDT
|By Justin Geary and Patsy Montesinos
The football program will start as a club sport in the fall of 2024 and work toward becoming a varsity program in 2025.
Updated: May. 2, 2023 at 1:56 PM EDT
|By Justin Geary and Patsy Montesinos
“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.”
Updated: Apr. 21, 2023 at 4:04 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
“You could be punished more severely for stealing a car than you could for stealing a child."
Updated: Apr. 16, 2023 at 4:00 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
16 years ago, a gunman opened fire and killed 32 students and staff on the campus of Virginia Tech.
Updated: Apr. 13, 2023 at 4:46 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
The Virginia Department of Wildlife says Smith Mountain Lake had 21 boating incidents in 2022 including 11 injuries.
Updated: Apr. 10, 2023 at 7:43 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
“There’s no reason why she should be suffering like this and to my jack to possibly never come home,” said Dalton.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 2:02 PM EDT
|By Justin Geary and Patsy Montesinos
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.
Updated: Mar. 26, 2023 at 4:19 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
It was all sunshine and smiles after the Hokies took home the win Saturday night.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2023 at 6:29 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
“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.
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. 7, 2023 at 7:01 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
“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.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2022 at 5:50 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
In October, he hopped on his motorcycle with the goal of driving from Virginia to the tip of South America in Argentina.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 3:32 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
“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.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2022 at 5:53 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
The CDC has only documented fewer than 20 cases where humans survived.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 4:13 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
It says it has 832 Instagram images posted per kilometer.
Updated: Sep. 2, 2022 at 5:58 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
Officials say the insects colonize quickly, disrupt native ecosystems, and are a threat to grape crops.
Updated: Jul. 22, 2022 at 6:25 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
25 men are graduating from the cost-free College Orientation Workshop known as COW.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2022 at 6:01 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
They recommend you pace yourself in the heat and take a 10-minute break in the shade at least once an hour.
Updated: Jul. 13, 2022 at 6:35 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
“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.”
Updated: Jul. 1, 2022 at 5:52 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
Virginia Health Department Monkeypox expert Julia Murphys said currently, only two groups qualify for the JYNNEOS vaccine.
Updated: Jun. 15, 2022 at 5:35 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
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.