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Items filtered by date: February 2015

A man who tried to swallow a golf ball-sized amount of crack cocaine today was arrested along with two others on Maria Avenue.

A woman arrested last week by Roanoke Rapids police on identity fraud counts is no stranger to the crime, law enforcement investigation and court records show.

Monday, 23 March 2015 11:04

Man charged in Severn area B&E

A 31-year-old man has been charged in a breaking and entering that occurred around the first of the month and resulted in various construction tools being pawned.

A Raleigh man was transported to WakeMed today after initial treatment for mild hypothermia when he went into the water in a canoeing mishap on the Roanoke River.

A man and woman were pulled from the Roanoke River after their canoe capsized today.

The City County Drug Task Force arrested one man today and is looking for another in separate cases.

Although his plans for a longstanding series of shows at the Roanoke Rapids Theatre didn't pan out, Robert Smoot left Halifax County feeling the love.

A vision for the renewable energy industry that began two years ago is now materializing in Halifax County with the construction of the Center for Energy Education.

Thursday, 19 March 2015 17:40

Reward offered in Hobgood B&E

A $500 cash reward is being offered for information that leads to an arrest in the breaking and entering of a school in the Hobgood area.

Thursday, 19 March 2015 12:56

2015 Business Expo set

The Roanoke Valley Chamber of Commerce will hold its 2015 Business Expo at Becker Village Mall on April 23 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.