ROANOKE

Lacks, whose cells contributed to several major medical breakthroughs, will be honored with a monument in her hometown.

A statue of the woman, whose cells were taken without her consent and became integral in several major medical breakthroughs, will be built in Roanoke, Va.

Parmesan cheese and panko breadcrumbs round out this dish. Just don't expect any cream of mushroom soup or fried onions in this twist on a traditional recipe.

Why a focus on Virginia’s most in demand industries could be the answer to less student debt.

School districts around the country are working to beef up security measures. This school year, safety of students is top of mind more than ever. That's why school systems like Roanoke City are having to rethink the way they do things.

You have to meet Jonathan and Ben Carlin, if you’re not familiar with them already.

Groups across the state of Virginia work all year long to get students registered to vote in high school and college -- the idea being, if these students start young, they’ll vote their entire lives.

Harris County residents who plan to protest the market value of their home due to an error have until next month to file, the Harris County Appraisal District said.

A dangerous winter storm combining high winds and ice is blasting through parts of the U.S. Southeast.

AccuWeather's Jillian Angeline was in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 14, as residents braced for a major winter storm.

From Lake Placid to Cordova and some select places in between, here’s our (highly subjective) list of the nation’s best mountain towns. Before telling us where we went wrong, please take a moment to acknowledge the courage and gall it takes to attempt such an impossible feat.

A federal grand jury in Roanoke, Virginia, returned an indictment on Thursday charging a Virginia man with employment tax fraud. As executive vice president, Moore allegedly directed the company’s day-to-day management and was responsible for paying employment taxes to the IRS that Nexus withheld from its employees’ wages. Moore is charged with 10 counts of willfully failing to pay employment taxes. His initial court appearance is scheduled for a later date before U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Hoppe of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Virginia. A federal district court judge will determine any sentence after considering the U.S.

The pandemic and workforce shortages have created a host of problems in the childcare industry, experts said, especially for communities of color.

A Virginia man was arraigned today on an indictment charging tax fraud that was returned by a federal grand jury in Roanoke, Virginia, on Aug. 20, 2020. According to the indictment, from approximately 1987 through at least 2010 James C. Jones Jr., of Christiansburg, owned Lifeline Ambulance Service Inc. (Lifeline). The indictment also charges that Jones submitted false individual tax returns each year from 2013 to 2018. In addition to tax fraud, the indictment further alleges that Jones submitted false applications to the Social Security Administration that omitted his domestic and foreign rental income. Jones is charged with tax evasion, filing false individual tax returns, corruptly endeavoring to obstruct the IRS, obstruction of justice and making a false statement regarding Social Security benefits.

He ran off the road and was thrown from the motorcycle, officials say.

That’s the case for one Roanoke man who’s known to share Wrigley’s Gum with everyone he meets. John has been in Roanoke for a few months to be by Suttie’s side as his health declines. Suttie asked Sammy Oakey at Oakey’s Funeral Home to have his casket painted like the iconic gum box. And before he knew it, hundreds of packs of gum were on their way to Roanoke, and he had good news to share. Suttie’s family said his health is improving, and that’s a good thing, because they need someone to give away all the gum.

Former Fluvanna Correctional Center for Women inmate Stephanie Parris sits in Market Square on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, in Roanoke, Va. Parris was finishing a two-year prison sentence for a probation violation when she heard shed be going home three weeks early because of COVID-19. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

The attorney who will represent the Marine who abandoned his post and is now accused of murder issued a public plea to her client. ROANOKE, Va. -- The Marine accused of killing his mother's boyfriend has been arrested after a month-long manhunt for him, according to U.S. Marshals.U.S. Marshals and Franklin County Sheriff's Office in Virginia spoke publicly about the arrest of Michael Brown at 11:30 a.m.Michael Brown is the Marine who abandoned his post at Camp Lejeune on Oct. 18. His mother's boyfriend, Rodney Brown, was then found dead in Hardy, Virginia, on Nov. 9.Since then Brown has been on the run from law enforcement.Investigators said they arrested Brown at his mother's house in Virginia around 8 a.m. "This has been an intense manhunt for the past 18 days covering three states," Sheriff Bill Overton, Jr. said.

ROANOKE, Va. -- The Marine accused of killing his mother's boyfriend has been arrested after a month-long manhunt for him, according to U.S. Marshals.The Marshals are set to hold a press conference later Wednesday in Virginia to release more details about the arrest.Michael Brown is the Marine who abandoned his post at Camp Lejeune on Oct. 18. His mother's boyfriend, Rodney Brown, was then found dead in Hardy, Virginia, on Nov. 9.Since then Brown has been on the run from law enforcement. His mother and an attorney who agreed to take his case both pleaded for him to turn himself in peacefully.Brown faces a charge of second-degree murder in the Nov. 9 homicide. There was a $10,000 reward offered for information leading to his arrest.

ROANOKE, Va. -- The Marine accused of killing his mother's boyfriend has been arrested after a month-long manhunt for him, according to U.S. Marshals.The Marshals are set to hold a press conference at 11 a.m. EST in Virginia to release more details about the arrest.Michael Brown is the Marine who abandoned his post at Camp Lejeune on Oct. 18. His mother boyfriend, Rodney Brown, was then found dead in Hardy, Virginia, on Nov. 9.Since then Brown has been on the run from law enforcement. His mother and an attorney who agreed to take his case both pleaded for him to turn himself in peacefully.Brown faces a charge of second-degree murder in the Nov. 9 homicide. There was a $10,000 reward offered for information leading to his arrest.

Over the last two years, we've seen multiple children shot in our region because they had access to a gun. said Mitchell Tyler, Luke Tyler's dad and the co-owner of SafeSide Tactical. The triggers are easy enough to pull for a 2-, 3-year-old," said Mitchell Tyler. Kids as young as 6 can learn about gun safety and shoot on the range. For Luke Tyler, he looks forward to the few times he's shot at the range and always practices safety.

But rather we are talking about the Great American Total Solar Eclipse. People from all over the world will visit the United States to see this extraordinary sight, where the moon’s shadow will touch the earth. A total solar eclipse last was seen in the continental United States in 1979, when people in the northwest part of the U.S. were able to see it. Should you be unable to see it this time around, when will the next total solar eclipse be seen in parts of the U.S.? From when the total solar eclipse makes its way on land in Oregon to when it leaves the U.S. mainland in South Carolina, it will take a little more than a 90-minute flight across our country.

The father of Alison Parker, the journalist shot on-camera in Roanoke, Virginia, talks about what to do to reduce gun violence.

Tributes continue to pour in for reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward of CBS affiliate WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia. Both were killed in the Wednesday morning ambush on live television. CBS News is also learning more about the gunman's actions following the deadly shooting, as well as his rocky employment history. Jeff Pegues reports from Moneta, Virginia.

Two Virginia journalists were shot and killed by a gunman during a live broadcast August 26, 2015

A gunman opened fire during a live report on CBS affiliate WDBJ in Roanoke, Virginia. Reporter Alison Parker and photographer Adam Ward were killed. The shooting happened at a shopping center in Moneta. Police are still hunting for the shooter. Elaine Quijano reports.

A gunman killed news reporter Alison Parker and her cameraman Adam Ward during a live morning broadcast. They were reporting for CBS Roanoke affiliate WDBJ-TV.

A Roanoke, Virginia, police officer pulls over his kids playing in the driveway for being "too cute." CBSN's Vladimir Duthiers and Elaine Quijano show us video of the whole exchange.

March Madness math class students use algebra to predict winner A Roanoke, Virginia, teacher is taking March Madness to a whole new level and turning her algebra students into bracketologists. WDBJ's Nadine Maeser reports.