Franklin County (Virginia)

You've probably heard the saying "Virginia is for lovers" but some would argue "Virginia is for HUNTERS". The 2nd annual Huntfest took place at the Roanoke Civic Center this weekend. The event included a wide array of products for hunters and other sports...

Hagerstown Community College will hold its first film festival featuring original work by local, amateur filmmakers on Friday, March 8, and Saturday, March 9. The festival, which is sponsored by Robinwood Players Theater Club, is seeking submissions in...

The Virginia Department of Health will examine a dead fox to see if it had rabies. That fox attacked a man and his dog in Ferrum. The fox had bit the man's leg.    He was treated at Carilion Franklin Memorial hospital. WDBJ7 spoke with the...

GIRLS BASKETBALL    Atlantic Shores Christian 33, Stonebridge Christian 25    Atlee 56, Hanover 48    Bassett 60, Martinsville 29    Bayside 44, Frank Cox 34    Bethel 49, Hampton 35    Blacksburg 65, Pulaski County 47    Booker T. Washington 37,...

Jefferson Co. woman hurt in mobile home blaze SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — A Jefferson County woman was injured Wednesday morning in a fire that destroyed her mobile home on Old Creamery Place off old W.Va. 9, said Lt. Zac Morgan of the Shepherdstown...

More than 12 roads had to be closed in Franklin County on Wednesday because of overnight flooding. WDBJ7 checked out three different areas in Franklin County that the Virginia Department of Transportation had to close because of flooding. By far,...

In the three years of economic boom leading up to the recession, the nation’s unemployment rate fell from a high of 5.8 percent in 2004 to a low of 4.4 percent in 2007, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The lower the rate gets,...

Former Franklin County Sheriff's Deputy Jonathan Agee entered a no contest plea Tuesday in Montgomery County Circuit Court, where he faced charges including attempted capital murder. Agee was accused of shooting Virginia State Police Sergeant Matthew...

Police warn of scam MARTINSBURG, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police are warning area residents of an extortion scam that generated multiple complaints from people on Saturday. People reported getting calls on their cellphones from a Hispanic...

GIRLS BASKETBALL    Albemarle 54, Charlottesville 39    Amelia Academy 86, Richmond Christian 23    Bethel 54, Gloucester 30    Brunswick 72, Smithfield 44    C.D. Hylton 51, Heritage-Newport News 48    Cape Henry Collegiate 60, Poquoson 27    Collegiate-...

State lawmakers are back in Richmond, starting the 2013 session. Uranium mining and funding for roads are two of the top challenges that lawmakers will tackle this year. But other issues are already bringing large groups of people to Capitol Square....

Former Franklin County deputy Jonathan Agee pleaded no contest in Roanoke City Court on Friday to killing his ex-wife. Agee now faces life in prison, plus three years. Agee was accused of killing Jennifer Agee in a Roanoke gas station parking lot on...