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Salem makes skill game arrests despite state law uncertainty
Since Jan. 1, only two people have been charged with gaming violations in the Roanoke area. Both arrests occurred in Salem.
Roanoke County man sentenced to 12 years for killing infant son
Judge James Swanson said Jeffrey D. Keeling's good character couldn't offset what had happened, a prosecutor said Friday.
Third suspect charged in robbery of Roanoke bank
Tishawn A. Simpson, 24, was named in a complaint filed Wednesday.
Elderly man charged for Salem bus crash that injured students
Salem police charged a man in his late 70s with failing to yield to the right of way at an intersection controlled by a stop sign.
Roanoke woman sentenced to nine months for crash that injured juvenile
Shakayla Monique Andrews, 27, pleaded no contest.
Roanoke man admits to selling a 'ghost gun' to convicted felon
The gun sold by Julius Frederick Muse III was privately made and lacked a serial number.
Prosecutors to drop riot charge against ex-Rocky Mount police officer
Thomas "T.J." Robertson should remain in prison on other charges related to the riots at U.S. Capitol, prosecutors tell a judge.
Man injured as result of northwest Roanoke shooting
The shooting is the 14th to injure but not kill at least one person in the city since Jan. 1. In the same time frame last year, there were 26.
Procession of more than 100 police vehicles accompanies deputy's body to Marion
Along the Interstate 81 route, fellow first responders showed their respect and support from bridges and overpasses.
Roanoke City Council faces second zoning-related lawsuit
With a lawsuit filed by Medmont subdivision residents this week, Roanoke City Council is now being sued over two different zoning-related citizen complaints.
Jakolbi Taylor's family launches fundraiser to promote shooting investigation
One man has been charged in connection with the Roanoke teen's shooting death in Myrtle Beach last month, but his family hopes more people will be held accountable.
Roanoke man admits to bank robbery role
Ramel L. Abrams will be sentenced later in Roanoke's federal court.
Inmate at Roanoke-area regional jail pleads guilty to smuggling drugs
Gregory Allen Miller arranged for his wife to conceal Suboxone in reading glass cases that were mailed to him and other inmates at the Western Virginia Regional Jail.
Roanoke police investigate threats directed at department, academy
The threats were sent "to two specific sworn personnel and one general email," the Professional Standards Unit's email address, according to a search warrant affidavit.
Search warrant: Woman who jumped off motorcycle misidentified herself
The woman lived after jumping off the motorcycle prior an officer-involved shooting.
Franklin County deputy's assault charge dismissed
From the beginning of his involvement in the matter, "the complaining witness had asked that the case not go forward," the special prosecutor said Wednesday.
'Duped' DEA boss says he wasn't told about Bongiovanni's relationship with Gerace
Dale Kasprzyk, the former resident agent in charge of the DEA's Buffalo office, testified Tuesday that former agent Joseph Bongiovanni never told him he had been a childhood friend of Peter Gerace Jr.
Self-described drug addict gets 37 months for Roanoke bank robbery
Demonte J. Belcher said his addiction to painkillers led him to rob a bank.
Lawyer opens defense of accused ex-DEA agent: 'He didn't do the things the government says he did'
Jurors heard opening statements Monday in a retrial in which ex-DEA Agent Joseph Bongiovanni is accused of accepting at least $250,000 in bribes from the Ron Serio drug-trafficking organization in exchangefor protecting its members from arrest and alerting them of informants.
Charge dropped against Elliston man convicted in attack on U.S. Capitol
Prosecutors are asking the charge against Jeremy Daniel Groseclose be dimissed in light of a Supreme Court ruling.
Inmate's wife pleads guilty to smuggling drugs into Western Virginia Regional Jail
Renee Diane Miller will be sentenced later in Roanoke's federal court.
Roanoke deputy killed in line of duty honored 40 years later
Cpl. Barry Lee Pendrey is the only Roanoke City Sheriff's Office deputy who has died in the line of duty.
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The son recommended his father be sentenced to time served in light of a recently-settled $75 million civil lawsuit related to the alleged sexual abuse.
Jury selected in retrial of ex-DEA agent accused of bribery, corruption
Twelve jurors and six alternates were sworn into service Wednesday for the federal corruption trial of ex-DEA agent Joseph Bongiovanni.
Ex-Roanoke councilman Jeffrey to pay $300 a month for embezzlements
Robert Jeffrey Jr. stood before a Roanoke judge and pledged to pay $300 a month toward repayment of $216,000 he stole from victims of his crimes, in a case that cost him his seat on Roanoke City Council and time in prison.
Ex-legal secretary sentenced to prison for embezzlement from Roanoke firm
Amy Padgett received four and a half years for theft from Gordon Shapiro's solo practice.
Roanoke police train in gang violence intervention as juvenile crime spikes
"We've got everything from a kid who just wants to go into the woods to shoot a gun after he's stolen it to homicides," Sgt. Teddy Lovell said.
Roanoke police report gunshot wound incident Sunday
Roanoke police released few details Sunday about a reported person with a gunshot wound.
Suspect identified for fatal shooting of Roanoke teen Jakolbi Taylor
Gary Abraham, 18, of Aiken, South Carolina, will face a murder charge, among other counts, according to police.
Ex-Rocky Mount police officer convicted in Jan. 6 case to remain in prison -- for now
Thomas "T.J." Roberston had asked to be released pending a Sept. 4 resentencing ordered by an appeals court.
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