WDBJ-TV (Roanoke, VA)

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - On Saturday, Roanoke’s Sleep in Heavenly Peace chapter set up at Glenvar Middle School to build 20 beds for local kids. That’s made possible by a $5,000 grant from Business Solutions in Salem. Roanoke County students, parents and community members brought out their work gloves and power tools to help the group’s volunteers. It’s huge, it makes you feel great,“ chapter president Jimmy Butler told WDBJ7. ”I tell people all the time...

HORRY COUNTY, SC. (WMBF/Gray News) - A South Carolina man has been arrested after allegedly stealing lottery tickets from a gas station during a job interview and then attempting to cash them in at three stores. Antonio Levon Ricardo Stewart allegedly stole a pack of South Carolina Education Lottery scratch-off tickets from a Murphy USA in Florence in Horry County while he was there for an interview on May 6, 2025. It was all allegedly caught on camera.

STEPHENS COUNTY, Okla. (KSWO/Gray News) — A man in Oklahoma died after driving into a pack of wild hogs. The crash happened sometime between Wednesday night and the early hours of Thursday morning. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said it does not know the exact time of the crash. The Oklahoma Highway Patrol said Roger Gregory Cummings, 63, was driving west on Sandhill Road in Stephens County when he drove into about 10 wild hogs.

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A Rockbridge County man was arrested and charged following an ongoing and active narcotics investigation by the James River Regional Drug Task Force, the Rockbridge County Sheriff’s Office announced Saturday.

CAIRO (AP) — The U.S. military on Saturday said it struck three Iranian oil tankers after Navy warships were targeted with missiles, warning that it would “if necessary, destroy Iran’s limited and exposed oil fleet.” The military’s statement said a U.S. aircraft carrier and a destroyer evaded “multiple unprovoked Iranian attacks” while patrolling in the region and no U.S. personnel were hurt. It said two Iranian oil carriers were “permanently disabled” and the third, unladen one, was destroyed.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - WDBJ7 anchor and reporter Alexia Andrachik has been named Miss Virginia USA 2026. Justus Kelly, who won the title at the state pageant in July, won the Miss USA pageant last week. Because Kelly won the national crown, organizers named Andrachik, the second runner-up in the state pageant, to carry out the remainder of the year. Photo Credit: Goodwin Photography.

BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - Democratic challenger for Virginia’s ninth congressional district Joy Powers challenged Rep. Morgan Griffith, R-Va. to three debates Aug. 24; Griffith has since declined, according to Joy Powers’ campaign. In a letter by the congressman shared to the media by Joy Powers’ campaign, Griffith said his constituents in the ninth congressional district already knows where he stands. Griffith’s response to the campaign’s challenge stated: “Dear Ms. Powers, Thank you for your letter.

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