Colby Johnson
Multimedia Journalist at WDBJ-TV (Roanoke, VA)
Reporter for @WHSVnews @JMU alum former @JMUBreezeTV anchor Have a story idea? Email me [email protected]
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3 weeks ago |
29news.com | Colby Johnson
BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - More than 100 children in the foster care system across our hometowns need help as they go through the court system to find a safe, permanent home. CASA of Central Virginia seeks volunteers to work with children in the foster care system and advocate for their best interests in court. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate, and CASA of Central Virginia said 117 children in its area are waiting for advocates.
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3 weeks ago |
wdbj7.com | Colby Johnson
BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - More than 100 children in the foster care system across our hometowns need help as they go through the court system to find a safe, permanent home. CASA of Central Virginia seeks volunteers to work with children in the foster care system and advocate for their best interests in court. CASA stands for Court Appointed Special Advocate, and CASA of Central Virginia said 117 children in its area are waiting for advocates.
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3 weeks ago |
wdbj7.com | Colby Johnson
GRETNA, Va. (WDBJ) - The Gretna community was devastated this week after a Tuesday fire destroyed Jack’s Quick Snack, a beloved local restaurant in the town for over 50 years. Now, the restaurant’s owner and her family are left to pick up the pieces. “I really don’t know what the word would be to describe it. Devastation is not deep enough, is it? It’s just a heartbreaking situation for all of us,” said Shirley Shelton, owner of Jack’s Quick Snack.
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1 month ago |
wvva.com | Colby Johnson
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A group of concerned Roanoke County Public Schools students protested outside the RCPS school board meeting Thursday evening, urging the board to do more to prevent bullying in schools. The protest comes over two months after the death by suicide of 10-year-old Mountain View Elementary student Autumn Bushman. “If the people who are supposed to protect our kids aren’t going to do their job, we’re going to make sure they do their job. We won’t back down.
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1 month ago |
wdbj7.com | Colby Johnson
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A group of concerned Roanoke County Public Schools students protested outside the RCPS school board meeting on Thursday evening, urging the board to do more to prevent bullying in schools. The protest comes over two months after the suicide of 10-year-old Mountain View Elementary Student Autumn Bushman. “If the people who are supposed to protect our kids aren’t going to do their job, we’re going to make sure they do their job. We won’t back down.
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Breaking news: After a five day trial a jury has found Cristina Landon guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Patricia Walker in Strasburg last July. I'll have the details tonight on @WHSVnews at 5 and 6.
I'll have the latest on the search for Ashley Eaton, the missing 22-year-old Page County woman tonight at 5 and 6 on WHSV.
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