WDBJ-TV (Roanoke, VA)

WDBJ, also known as channel 7, is a television station based in Roanoke, Virginia, that is affiliated with CBS. The station is owned by Gray Television and has its studio facilities situated on Hershberger Road in the northwestern part of Roanoke. Its transmitter can be found on Poor Mountain in Roanoke County.

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Police still looking for witnesses to fatal motorcycle crash

22 hours ago | wdbj7.com | Pat Thomas

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Lynchburg Police continue to investigate a motorcycle crash that killed one person March 25, and are seeking anyone who may have seen the crash or events leading to it.
Lawyer: Skills games ruling is victory for small businesses

22 hours ago | wdbj7.com | Pat Thomas

RICHMOND, Va. (WDBJ) - A Virginia ruling has been made in favor of Pace-O-Matic’s Queen of Virginia Skill 2 (”QVS2″) games, according to State Senator William M. Stanley, Jr., Esq.
Teen reported missing from Grayson County

1 day ago | wdbj7.com | Pat Thomas

GRAYSON COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Grayson County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a 17-year-old boy reported missing. Kalev Winthrop is white, 5′10″ and 140 pounds, according to the Sheriff’s Office. He was last reported seen in Elk Creek at 10 p.m. April 22. He was wearing gray jeans, a blue shirt, and black & white tennis shoes. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call GCSO at 276-773-3241. Copyright 2025 WDBJ. All rights reserved.
Sheriff’s Office still looking for answers over a year after Kenneth Turner’s disappearance

1 day ago | wdbj7.com | Colby Johnson

HENRY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is still looking for answers over a year after 79-year-old Kenneth Turner disappeared from his Fieldale home on April 12, 2024. Turner was last seen at his home on Massie Drive. Despite multiple thorough searches of the area around his home by deputies over the last year, his family is still without answers as to what happened to him. “Since it’s been so long, we try to stay in the community.
WATCH: Dash cam video released of two people jumping to avoid crash

1 day ago | wdbj7.com | Pat Thomas

HENRY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia State Police have released dash cam video of a crash that led a trooper and another driver to jump over a guardrail. The crash occurred Sunday, April 20 at 9:05 p.m. along Route 220, south of Route 609 in Henry County, according to police. Police say the police vehicle was stopped in the right travel lane on the southbound side of Route 220 with its emergency lights activated, while the trooper was assisting the driver of a disabled vehicle.
24-year-old woman killed in Wythe County crash

1 day ago | wdbj7.com | Pat Thomas

WYTHE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia State Police have released the name of a woman killed in a crash Tuesday morning in Wythe County. Molly Jones, 24 of Bland, died after being thrown from the crash April 22, 2025 on Interstate 81. Police say Jones was driving a Nissan Versa southbound, ran off the left side of the Interstate, struck a guardrail, bounced and overturned multiple times. The vehicle came to a rest in the travel lanes. Jones was not wearing a seatbelt, according to police.
Ammunition plant employee, affected by acid spill, released from hospital

1 day ago | wdbj7.com | Pat Thomas

RADFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - An employee at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant was released from a hospital the day after being admitted because of an acid spill. The spill of “weak nitric acid” happened April 22, according to a plant spokesperson. One employee was flown to a hospital observation. During the incident, Radford employees were advised to shelter in place as a safety precaution, according to the spokesperson, who said there was no danger to the off-post community.
Front pushes south leading to a drier day

1 day ago | wdbj7.com | Leo Hirsbrunner

Front shifts south with increasing sunStray shower possible this afternoonTemperatures remain warmOur front will get shoved southward toward the Carolinas, leading to more sunshine as we head into the afternoon. Temperatures remain above average, reaching the mid-70s. A warm front will increase our shower chances Friday, with even greater chances of rain this weekend, as the main cold front pushes through. A few thunderstorms are also possible.
Sophie Nyweide, child actor in ‘Noah’ and ‘Mammoth,’ dies at 24

1 day ago | wdbj7.com | Jordan Gartner

(Gray News) - Sophie Nyweide, a young actress who starred in the title role of her first major film at just 6 years old, has died. According to an online obituary shared by her family, Nyweide died on April 14 at the age of 24. No cause of death was immediately shared. “Sophie was a beloved daughter, granddaughter, sister, friend and new aunt,” the family wrote.
Hillsville teen reported missing

1 day ago | wdbj7.com | Pat Thomas

HILLSVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Hillsville Police Department is looking for a teenage girl reported missing. Kylee Stanley, 17, was last reported seen about 2:00 p.m. April 22, 2025, at Aunt Bea’s restaurant in Hillsville. Anyone with any information on her whereabouts is asked to contact the Hillsville Police Department or the Carroll County Sheriff’s Office at 276-728-2251 or 276-728-4146. Copyright 2025 WDBJ. All rights reserved.