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Family Takes Issue With the Commonwealth's Findings on Towler's Death
Altavista, VA - Roanoke Commonwealth's Attorney Donald Caldwell announced Monday that no charges will be filed in the death of 83-year-old Delma Towler. The fatal shooting ...
Former Campbell Co. Officer Remembered
Campbell Co., VA - The Campbell County law enforcement community is mourning the loss of a longtime officer. Phyllis Smith passed away on Friday. According to her ...
Annual ABC 13 Blood Drive Scheduled for Tuesday
Lynchburg, VA - ABC 13 and the local chapter of the American Red Cross are teaming up Tuesday for our annual summer blood drive. ...
Singleton Appears in Bedford Co. Traffic Court
Bedford, VA - ABC 13 Meteorologist and web producer Jamey Singleton was in traffic court this morning, related to his February car crash in Bedford ...
No Charges Filed in Shooting Death of Altavista Woman
Altavista, VA - No charges will be filed in the shooting death of an 83-year-old Altavista woman. Roanoke Commonwealth's Attorney Donald Caldwell has reviewed the case ...
Westminster Canterbury to Go Smoke Free
Lynchburg, VA - Starting May 1 2014, you will have to leave those packs of cigarettes at home when visiting the retirement community Westminster Canterbury ...
Tractor Trailer Accident in Roanoke County Causes Delays
Roanoke Co., VA - Traffic is very slow moving on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County due to an accident involving a tractor trailer. According to the ...
Route 29 Reopens After Car Accident
Lynchburg, VA - The southbound lanes of route 29 in Lynchburg have reopened after a car crashed into a light pole. Police say at around 1:15 ...
Amherst County Home Destroyed in a Fire
Amherst Co., VA- A fire destroyed a home in Amherst County Sunday night. Officials say the fire happened in the Tanglewood Trailer Park on Fred Drive ...
UPDATE: Missing Man's Body Found in Madison Heights
Update Sunday 6 p.m: Amherst, VA - The Amherst County Sheriffs' Office say the man found was 58-years-old, and they say his body was taken to ...
Local Movie Makers Remake Famous Horror Film
Axton, VA-- A small family graveyard in Axton, was turned into a movie scene on Sunday. Two local movie makers from Halifax County are producing a ...
Dads Working on Father's Day for Storm Cleanup
Forest, VA - The outage situation may be getting under control, but that doesn't mean all the work is over. In fact, some clean-up crews ...
Power Returns to All Lynchburg Residents, APCO Crews Continue to Work
Lynchburg, VA - Appalachian Power crews have restored power to all of the residents in Lynchburg that lost power during Thursday's storm. APCO officials say more ...
Martinsville Soccer Player Play for a Good Cause
Axton,VA-- More than 200 soccer players in Martinsville put their skills to the test to raise funds to help fight cancer on Friday and Saturday. The Dolores ...
Officials Confirm: Missing Man's Body Found in Madison Heights
Amherst Co., VA- Amherst County officials confirm a body was found down an embankment off Amelon Road in Madison Heights Saturday night. We spoke with a ...
Three Seriously Injured in Fiery Crash on I-81
Montgomery Co., VA - All three occupants of a Chevrolet Blazer were seriously injured on I-81 Saturday, after the driver fell asleep behind the wheel, ...
Power Crews Wrapping Up Repairs in Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA – Power crews have worked around the clock to make progress in Lynchburg's power restoration after Thursday's storm. A total of 39 customers on ...
Batteau Festival Sets Sail in Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA - Despite high water and fast moving rapids, the batteau's pulled up anchor and set sail down the James River Saturday morning. The launch ...
Juneteenth Event Celebrated in Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA - Lynchburg's annual Juneteenth celebration was held Sunday at the Hunton-Randolph Community Center. Around 200 hundred people visited the festival throughout the day. The event ...
Martinsville's Monogram Snacks Holds Open House, Adding 100 Jobs
Martinsville, VA - A food manufacturing company in Martinsville announced Friday that they are adding 100 new jobs. Monogram Snacks held an open house and ...
Vehicle Fire Slows Traffic on I-81 in Montgomery Co.
Montgomery Co., VA – VDOT and State Police responded to a vehicle fire on Interstate 81 at mile marker 115 Saturday that closed the left ...
First Ever 'Paws-A-Tively' Best Dogs Walk Held in Lynchburg
Lynchburg, VA – It was a perfect day for the first ever Riverside Runners' "Paws-A-Tively" Best Dog Walk Saturday. Dogs of all kinds joined their walkers ...
Franklin Co. High School Graduates 480 Strong
Rocky Mount, VA – The Class of 2013 graduated Saturday at Franklin County High School, with 480 diplomas handed out during the ceremony. The commencement exercises ...
Roanoke Police Searching for Suspect in Wal-Mart Theft
Roanoke, VA - The Roanoke Police Department is asking for your help in identifying a suspect they say was involved in a theft case on ...
NWS: Thursday's Severe Weather Classified as ‘Low-End' Derecho
Lynchburg, VA – In the days leading up to Thursday's storm, forecasts of another derecho sent panic through social media, mainly because last June's ...
UPDATE: AEP: Power May Not Be Fully Restored Until Monday Night
UPDATE: 11 a.m. Lynchburg, VA - Approximately 29,000 Appalachian customers remain without power late Saturday morning. Crews continue to work on restoring power to all areas ...
Forest Business Finds Suspicious Backpack, Officials Clear the Scene
Bedford Co., VA- Workers at a Forest business got to leave work a little early Friday afternoon after someone found a suspicious backpack. Workers at ...
Woman Hit & Killed on North Main Street in Danville
Update: 9:00 p.m.: Danville, VA - New details on the woman who police say died after being hit by a car Friday afternoon. Witnesses told Danville Police that 50-year-old ...
I.W. Taylor Elementary School Closes Doors for Good
Danville,VA-- Friday not only marked the end of the school year for some children in Danville, but also the end of their school. I.W. Taylor Elementary ...
United Way of Danville-Pittsylvania County Packages 50,000 Meals
Danville,VA- United Way of Danville-Pittsylvania County took on a huge task on Friday. They packaged 50,000 meals. It's what they called their Day of Action. They partnered with ...
Danville Parks and Recreation Enters Park In Contest for $100,000 Prize
Danville, VA-- Danville Parks and Recreation is asking for your help to win money for Dan Daniel Memorial Park. They entered the park into a nation-wide contest ...
Latest Power Outage Numbers in Our Area
Update 7 p.m.: About 34,429 Appalachian Power customers remain without power in Virginia after a powerful storm pummeled the state. Amherst Co. - 1,267Bedford Co. - 4,064Campbell ...
APCO Crews Working Faster Than Last Year to Restore Power
Lynchburg, VA - Appalachian crews were out working hard Friday to make sure those outage numbers come down. Areas like Brookville, Graves Mill Road, and ...
Pittsylvania County Man Had Big Plans for Burned Home
Pittsylvania Co., VA - It's a buyer and seller's worst nightmare: A home in the process of being sold burned to the ground Thursday in ...
Byron Clements Found Guilty by Reason of Insanity
Pittsylvania Co., VA - A Pittsylvania County man has been found not guilty by reason of insanity after two previous trials ended in a hung ...
Viewers Send In Dozens of Pictures of Storm Damage & Clean-Up
We asked, and you answered. We wanted to see your storm and damage pictures and you sent us hundreds! The damage is widespread with many trees ...
Cleanup & Power Outages Along Two Roads in Amherst County
Amherst Co., VA - Like so many other areas, Amherst County was hit hard by Thursday's strong winds. But the damage seemed to be only ...
Woman Hit & Killed on North Main Street in Danville
Danville, VA - Danville police say a woman was hit by a car and has died Friday afternoon. It happened right in front of God's Pit ...
Homes & Businesses Still Without Power in Roanoke County & City
Roanoke Co., VA - At the peak of the outages, more than 32,000 Appalachian Power customers were out of power in Roanoke and Roanoke County. ...
Residents Clean Up After Storm, Thankful It Wasn't Worse
Spout Spring, VA - Despite the widespread damage, residents were in good spirits Friday, thankful for cooler temperatures, the cleanup and that it wasn't any ...
Storm Damages Southside Businesses
Gretna, VA -- Some Southside business got hit pretty hard by Thursday night's storm. Blair Construction in Gretna had approximately $60,000 to $80,000 worth of damage. According ...
Baseball Shots Of The Week – June 17, 2013
Chicago White Sox (28-38) Chicago entered the weekend with one batter, regardless of plate appearance total, that had an OPS+ of 100 or better. (Photo by ...
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Obama makes historic speech at Brandenburg Gate in Berlin
President removed his jacket to battle the blistering heat at the Brandenburg Gate By Louise Boyle PUBLISHED: 09:04 EST, 19 June 2013 | UPDATED: 09:27 EST, 19 June ...
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To say that Kris Jenner had a big weekend would be an understatement. On Sunday, June 16, just one day after daughter Kim Kardashian gave ... Full story
American Medical Association officially classifies obesity as a disease in a decision that goes against expert opinion
By Hayley Peterson PUBLISHED: 08:04 EST, 19 June 2013 | UPDATED: 09:21 EST, 19 June 2013 3 View comments The American Medical Association, the nation's largest physician organization, officially ...
Are conspiracy theorists who say TWA flight 800 was shot down right? Flimmakers claim jet that crashed over Long Island killing 230 was hit by explosions OUTSIDE aircraft
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Rural America in every color of the rainbow: Photographer captures brilliantly vivid pictures of fields and farms (with a little help from Photoshop)
Images show the luminous wheat fields and farms of an area known as the Palouse in Eastern WashingtonPhotographer Larry Gerbrandt spent nine years capturing the images ...
Michigan diver finds 100-year-old message in a bottle and is now trying to track the relatives of people who wrote it
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