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DUI charges pending against Salem driver in deadly wreck that killed Salem trucker, another driver

SALEM – Virginia State Police say DUI charges are pending against a Salem vehicle driver whose driving apparently caused a flaming accident on I-581 involving two tractor trailers that also killed a Salem trucker and the other truck driver. The June 12 accident happened during afternoon rush hour about 5:15 p.m. on I-581 and... »

Isabella at 11

SALEM – Isabella Catherine Pate celebrated her 11th birthday on May 3, and her family celebrated what she can do. For the Pate family, it’s been over a decade of witnessing Isabella transform from infancy into a beautiful young girl. The Salem girl who has lost her ability to talk, walk without help and... »

Couple chooses home births for their babies

CRAIG COUNTY – Early on a Saturday morning, Phebe Grace Makhaira Dellinger finally met the family who had been waiting for her for nine months and 10 days. And once she made up her mind, Phebe wasted no time getting here, arriving only 90 minutes after her mother woke up dreaming she was in... »

Cabell Brand gets keys to City of Salem, Roanoke on 90th birthday

ROANOKE – Salem’s legendary businessman, Cabell Brand, received not one but two keys to cities at his 90th birthday celebration Sunday. The first was the key to the City of Salem, presented by Salem Mayor Randy Foley, at the party given by Total Action for Progress – TAP – at the Holiday Inn on... »

Quilting inspirations come from all over

SALEM – A drawing of bugs on an apple tree that her grandson Isaac did when he was younger was what inspired Salem quilter Nancy Oldham to make a brightly colored appliqué, beaded and buttoned “I Spy” quilt that will hang on her wall. Although Oldham’s wall hanging won’t be one of the almost... »

Sun shines on Roanoke Valley Wine Company

SALEM – Rob and Beth Crittenden became wine geeks and fell in love with Oregon wines about the time they got married in 1985. The couple who live in Botetourt County started their business in a 20-by-20-foot storage unit in 1994, outgrew that and another location in Roanoke, and then the old Farmers Co-op... »

Former deputy sentenced to life for ex-wife’s murder

ROANOKE – A former Franklin County deputy accused of killing his ex-wife who lived in Salem will serve life in prison, plus three years, for her murder. Today, Jan. 11, Jonathan Agee pleaded “no contest” to the charge of fatally shooting Jennifer Agee as she sat in a vehicle with her daughter on Memorial... »

Salem residents help choose photos for new O. Winston Link book

ROANOKE – The last regular steam trains quit running in this area by the late 1950s, but now people can see – and hear – visions of them again. There’s a new coffee table book of famed O. Winston Link’s photographs. A Salem couple helped select almost 200 photos – many of them previously... »

Greek Festival opens this morning

ROANOKE – It’s festival season in the Roanoke Valley and New River Valley. Today, Sept. 14, the Greek Festival opens at 11 a.m. in Roanoke on the heels of Olde Salem Days last weekend. The Greek Festival, which features all locally prepared specialties such as moussaka, baklava, Greek donuts called loukoumades and more, is... »

Salem Democrats impressed by Obama’s presence

SALEM – One of the most enthusiastic Democrats in Virginia got an opportunity to tell President Barack Obama during what he needs to do better, during the president’s visit to Roanoke. Salem resident Cabell Brand even got a hug from the president, who told Brand he knew who he was. The 89-year-old, five grandchildren... »