
Pat Thomas
Digital News Supervisor at WDBJ-TV (Roanoke, VA)
Weird is good; normal is boring. News web guy/former DJ. #AT40 fan. Fan of Dodgers, Bee Gees, Michael Keaton, Sandy Bullock, Knicks, helicopters, color purple.
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12onyourside.com | Pat Thomas
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - An 84-year-old Virginia man was found dead after a boating accident in Augusta County Tuesday, according to the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office. The victim has been identified as John Joseph Lacy, Jr., 84, of Waynesboro. Deputies were called May 13, 2025, to reports that a man had gone underwater and not resurfaced off Mountain Side Lane in the Lyndhurst area of the county, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
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1 day ago |
wdbj7.com | Pat Thomas
AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - An 84-year-old Virginia man was found dead after a boating accident in Augusta County Tuesday, according to the Augusta County Sheriff’s Office. The victim has been identified as John Joseph Lacy, Jr., 84, of Waynesboro. Deputies were called May 13, 2025, to reports that a man had gone underwater and not resurfaced off Mountain Side Lane in the Lyndhurst area of the county, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
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wdbj7.com | Pat Thomas
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - The Town of Blacksburg has hired a new police chief. John Clair will succeed the retiring Chief Todd Brewster as of June 16, 2025. Clair most recently served as Chief of Police in Marion, Virginia, according to a Blacksburg statement, “where he led a comprehensive department transformation, overseeing a $2.1 million budget and a team of 22 sworn officers.
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ourcommunitynow.com | Pat Thomas
Share RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - Governor Glenn Youngkin has ordered flags in Virginia to be flown at half staff Thursday, in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day .
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wdbj7.com | Pat Thomas
RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - Governor Glenn Youngkin has ordered flags in Virginia to be flown at half staff Thursday, in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day. Youngkin’s order reads as follows:In accordance with the authority vested in me as Governor, I hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth of Virginia be flown at half-staff on all state and local buildings and grounds in the Commonwealth of Virginia in memory and respect of Peace Officers’ Memorial Day.
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