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Residents raise water concerns over proposed Google data center
1+ hour, 34+ min ago (286+ words) BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Opposition to a proposed Google data center in Botetourt County carried into a Western Virginia Water Authority meeting Thursday, when residents urged leaders to reconsider the project's impact on local water supplies. Google has purchased more…...
Bland County residents see reassessed property taxes nearly double
2+ hour, 9+ min ago (374+ words) BLAND COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Property reassessment letters are hitting mailboxes for people in Bland County, many shocked to see their property tax could double in 2026. Those reassessments were done by an outside firm, and now it's in the county's hands…...
Carilion Children’s expands to Lexington
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (108+ words) LEXINGTON, Va. (WDBJ) - Carilion Children's Pediatric Medicine is expanding to Lexington, in a win for families in the Lexington area who won't have to travel all the way to Roanoke to get pediatric care for their children. Located on South…...
Property Taxes Rise in Bland County
2+ hour, 35+ min ago (41+ words) Property Taxes Rise in Bland County'WDBJ7 Property Taxes Rise in Bland County HOMETOWN ENTERTAINMENT: This Weekend's Rundown of Fun Events Centra Exploring Options for Future of Virginia Baptist Hospital "Let's Talk: Roanoke County Public Schools Expanding Mental Health Services...
Dating app meetup turns violent: Man accused of shooting victims he met online
3+ hour, 14+ min ago (246+ words) MADISON COUNTY, Ala. (WAFF/Gray News) - An Alabama man is accused of catfishing, stalking and shooting men he had met online. Kerstin Matkins, 33, appeared in a Madison County courtroom on Tuesday. He is facing an aggravated assault charge for a…...
“Let’s Talk”: Roanoke County Public Schools Expanding Mental Health Services
8+ hour, 22+ min ago (31+ words) Let's Talk: Roanoke County Public Schools Expanding Mental Health Services'WDBJ7 Let's Talk: Roanoke County Public Schools Expanding Mental Health Services Target 7: Roanoke City Public Schools Addresses Overcrowding...
Hometown Eats: Smiley Tea
8+ hour, 25+ min ago (790+ words) SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - Sometimes your plan isn't the plan, and for one caf" owner in Salem, it all came back to doing what made him happy. We're turning that frown upside down over at Smiley Tea for this week's Hometown…...
Narcotics seized & arrest made after authorities pull over Forest man in Campbell County
10+ hour, 13+ min ago (169+ words) RUSTBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - A man from Forest was arrested and narcotics were seized after being pulled over in the early morning Wednesday, January 14, 2026 in Campbell County, according to the Campbell County Sheriff's Office. Deputies say 37-year-old John Thompson was found…...
NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: Learning to Push Through Your Comfort Zone
10+ hour, 22+ min ago (51+ words) NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: Learning to Push Through Your Comfort Zone'WDBJ7 NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: Learning to Push Through Your Comfort Zone Centra Exploring Options for Future of Virginia Baptist Hospital "Let's Talk: Roanoke County Public Schools Expanding Mental Health…...
NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: Learning to push through your comfort zone
10+ hour, 54+ min ago (104+ words) NEW YEAR, NEW YOU: Learning to push through your comfort zone'WDBJ7 ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Caitlyn Scaggs now serves as the National Director of Marketing and Communications with Stop Soldier Suicide. It's a veteran-founded national nonprofit with a focus on solving…...