Pat Thomas

3 weeks ago | wdbj7.com | Pat Thomas

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - The 28th Annual Virginia Fallen Firefighters & EMS Memorial Service will take place at noon Saturday, June 7, 2025, at the Richmond International Raceway Complex, Main Exhibition Hall. The ceremony will honor 12 first responders who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to the Commonwealth, according to the Virginia Department of Fire Programs.

3 weeks ago | 12onyourside.com | Pat Thomas

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A 5-year-old girl who was the object of a Campbell County Sheriff’s Office search has been found safe, according to investigators, who are still looking for her father. Peyton Marie Knight wasrecovered after an extensive search, according to the Sheriff’s Office, which thanks the community for its vigilance and support. No information has been given about where the girl was or how she was found.

3 weeks ago | wdbj7.com | Pat Thomas

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke Police have arrested a non-US citizen for possession of child pornography. Detectives from the Roanoke Police Department’s Special Victims Unit arrested 28-year-old Luis Antonio Valencia-Ramirez for possession of child pornography; the arrest came after after police received tips from Southern Virginia’s Internet Crimes Against Children Taskforce. Friday, June 6, 2025, police searched an apartment in the 3000 block of Ordway Dr NW.

3 weeks ago | wdbj7.com | Pat Thomas

CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A 5-year-old girl who was the object of a Campbell County Sheriff’s Office search has been found safe, according to investigators, who are still looking for her father. Peyton Marie Knight wasrecovered after an extensive search, according to the Sheriff’s Office, which thanks the community for its vigilance and support. No information has been given about where the girl was or how she was found.

3 weeks ago | wdbj7.com | Pat Thomas

SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia State Police have issued a CODI Alert as part of the search for a missing teenager from Salem. The Salem Police Department is looking for Kiernan Toy Kazuhiki Terry, 14. He is white with blonde hair and blue eyes. He is 5′ 10″ and 150 pounds and was last reported seen wearing black Nike sweatpants, a black hoodie with a white graphic on the back, and a black beanie. His current haircut is much shorter than what’s seen in the attached photo.