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Buchanan man faces capital attempted murder charges following shooting incident Wednesday night

BUCHANAN – Botetourt County Sheriff Ronnie Sprinkle reported Thursday morning that Steven Patrick Prease, 33, of Buchanan, was arrested and is being held without bond in the Botetourt-Craig Public Safety Facility facing four felony charges in connection with a shooting incident that occurred Wednesday night, June 27 in and near his residence at 479... »

13 students taken to hospital after Botetourt bus wreck

Thirteen middle school and high school students were injured enough to be taken to a Roanoke hospital this morning after a Botetourt County school bus rolled on its roof in a one-vehicle accident. State Police said none of the injuries were life threatening. The bus wrecked on Rt. 681—Zion Hill Road— in a rural... »

Supreme Court won’t hear case against Botetourt deputy

The U.S. Supreme Court will not hear the appeal of a lawsuit brought against a Botetourt County deputy three years ago when he entered a Cloverdale home without a search warrant while looking for a teenage girl with the girl’s stepfather. On Monday, the court denied the petition for a writ of certiorari that... »