Franklin County (Virginia)

A Wirtz man will be sentenced in January on illegal alcohol and weapons charges stemming from a raid of his home. Lester Ray Hodge pleaded guilty Tuesday in Franklin County Circuit Court to illegal manufacture of alcohol and possession of a sawed-off...

It was unlike anything voters in Southwest Virginia had ever seen. Our part of America saw each of the four candidates for President and Vice-President, in person, most, multiple times. It was the 2nd biggest story of 2012. When President Obama came...

Former Franklin County Sheriff Ewell Hunt has been charged with misconduct by an elected official, following an investigation by Virginia State Police. The misdemeanor charge stems from Hunt's actions or inaction on May 30, 2011, the day when former...

Officers say there were two infants inside a suspected meth lab they raided Monday night. Franklin County sheriff's deputies say they raided the home on Crowell Gap Road around 7:00 p.m.  Roanoke County police officers and state troopers were also...

While the financial state of the nation seems to be mired in a quagmire of doom and gloom, the economic future of Franklin County is sound and getting brighter, said the president of the Franklin County Area Development Corp. Speaking to hundreds of...

When it comes to the 2012 election, I have four important words for you: “Thank God it’s over.” The votes have been cast, the winners have been congratulated, the election-party hangovers have abated and the world has started to move...

Here's are some of the voter turnout percentages we've gathered, as of 3 p.m. -      City of Roanoke 41 percent. -      Botetourt County 55 percent. -      Pittsylvania County 53 percent -      Montgomery County and Franklin County 41 percent.       ...

Polling places in Franklin County, Pa., and West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle are the same for Tuesday’s general election as they were in the primary, according to election officials. Polls in Franklin County are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m....

WEEK 11 SCORES Marion    23, Abingdon    17    Amherst    46,    Liberty    14 William Campbell    26,  Appomattox    21    Bassett    20, Magna Vista    19 Carroll Co.    43,  Patrick Co.    6 Eastside    15, Castlewood    12    Christiansburg   ...

A traffic alert for drivers in Franklin County this morning. A truck hauling logs overturned on Old Franklin Turnpike near its intersection with Timber Ridge Road around 5:00 a.m. That's in the Glade Hill section of Franklin County. Both eastbound and...

The Tri-State area was spared from the worst of the storm that had been Hurricane Sandy, but thousands could be without power for days, and many schools and government agencies remained closed on Tuesday. As of 7 a.m., Wednesday, nearly 10,000 Tri-...

As of 10 a.m. Wednesday, Appalachian Power outages in the WDBJ7 viewing area are down to 377. Across the state, at least 31,000 utility customers in Virginia remain without electricity as a result of superstorm Sandy. Dominion Virginia Power says...