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4+ hour, 40+ min ago (147+ words) 10 News has the latest local breaking news and headlines from Roanoke, Virginia. Get Roanoke, Va., local TV news, Lynchburg, Va., headlines, national news, videos and more from NBC's local affiliate in Roanoke, Va. WSLS 10 BLACKSBURG, Va. " The YMCA at Virginia Tech brought holiday cheer Dec. 6, transforming into a cozy wonderland with festive decorations for families to celebrate. Kids up to 12 years old became honorary elves for the day, exploring tables filled with treasures to find the perfect gifts for their families. The YMCA made the experience accessible to families who need it most. Once the gifts were chosen, kids could go to the eco-friendly gift wrapping station to prepare their gifts for their loved ones. The YMCA said the event was not just about presents, but community, connection, and creating joyful moments that remind everyone what the holiday season is…...

5+ hour, 45+ min ago (228+ words) Virginia's new school accountability framework was put in place for the 2024-2025 school year and the first results were published just this month. Analysts with the non-partisan Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, or JLARC, studied the new system and presented their findings to legislators Tuesday. "We found the new accountability is more effective and useful than the state's prior system," project Leader Joe McMahon told them. But McMahon also identified some weak spots: Labels like distinguished or off-track don't communicate performance or relate to one another. Scoring thresholds don't account for how different school levels are measured, which gives high schools an easier pass. And the framework gives more weight to proficiency rather than growth. Analysts say that last point an important factor for schools with higher numbers of economically disadvantaged students because schools can't control those outside factors. Schools…...

7+ hour, 17+ min ago (652+ words) NORFOLK, Va. " A Norfolk judge agreed Monday to expunge the criminal record of Messiah Johnson, who spent decades trying to prove his innocence in a 1997 armed robbery case that sent him to prison for 132 years. He served two decades of the sentence before a conditional pardon from a former Virginia governor in 2018 set him free. Johnson, now 52, was convicted of the armed robbery of customers inside Recas Hair Salon on 35th Street in Norfolk. He maintained his innocence throughout his incarceration. News 3 anchor Jessica Larche broke the story about Johnson's efforts to prove his innocence in 2017. She was in Norfolk Circuit Court Monday to cover his expungement hearing. "I'm just excited that this chapter of my life in regards to expungement of my record," Johnson said Monday. "I get that part of my life back." Watch previous coverage of the day…...

7+ hour, 51+ min ago (288+ words) LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) " A warning for you this holiday season about a scam that promises a huge payout. The scammers claim you can win a five-billion-dollar Mega Millions jackpot with a link to buy a ticket. The main giveaway here is that these scammers claim there would be a guaranteed Mega Millions winner on New Year's Eve. Lottery officials told us there is never a guaranteed Mega Millions winner. To be clear, there is the Virginia Lottery's New Year's Millionaire Raffle with a guaranteed winner, but you have to buy that ticket in a store or from a ticket vending machine. The scam comes in the form of a fake CNN article on social media. SEE ALSO: Better Business Bureau warns of holiday shipping scams It says there would be a "Special draw," but drawings for Mega Millions only happen…...

8+ hour, 40+ min ago (424+ words) Norfolk Metals has laid the groundwork for a busy new year drilling blitz at its Carmen copper project in Chile, with environmental permitting and early development studies now advancing steadily. The company has wrapped up comprehensive baseline surveys covering its flora, fauna, palaeontology and archaeology as part of its environmental impact declaration application, known as a DIA." With no major hurdles identified, Norfolk says it remains on track to lodge the DIA with the Chilean regulator by early next year." Once approved, the company says the five-year permit will clear the path for a broader drilling assault across its 46.6 square kilometre concession package, including follow-up work from a high-impact diamond drilling program currently underway. In parallel, Norfolk says it has commissioned Chilean water specialists to evaluate its future supply options for a potential heap leach processing scenario at Carmen." The…...

14+ hour, 54+ min ago (642+ words) RICHMOND, Va. " Free school breakfast programs are helping drive down chronic absenteeism rates across Virginia, with 32,000 more students now eating breakfast at school since 2023. Cynthia Atkins has worked in the cafeteria at Holton Elementary on the city's Northside for 11 years and knows her students well. "I can tell you know what they need and that they might be hungry, because I don't know when a child has had their last meal. I really don't," Atkins said. The food service worker sees firsthand how important breakfast is for a student. "I tell the children you have to eat because you cannot learn. You cannot study if you're not eating a breakfast," she added. Richmond Public Schools Nutrition Services Director Shannon Ebron said the district was one of the first in Virginia to offer free breakfast through the Community Eligibility Program in…...

16+ hour, 28+ min ago (285+ words) A teenage Virginia Civil Rights pioneer is now memorialized inside the United States Capitol. A statue of Barbara Rose Johns was unveiled Tuesday afternoon. During the unveiling ceremony, her sister read from the journal Barbara Johns kept when she was a student. "God, please grant us a new school," Cobbs read. "Please let us have a warm place to stay where we won't have to keep our coats on all day to stay warm." Barbara Johns was a 16-year-old student in Farmville who organized students to protest the separate and unequal school facilities. Governor Glenn Youngkin recounted conditions at Moton High School, where Johns was a student in 1951. "Tar paper walls, shabby desks, right where 16-year-old Barbara Rose Johns courageously organized her schoolmates and stood up to the lie, the lie of separate but equal." The school protest eventually led…...

17+ hour, 40+ min ago (425+ words) NORFOLK -- School officials continue to plan an expansion of Freeman Kennedy Elementary School despite voters not supporting it earlier this year, with possible state aid now in the picture. The Freeman Kennedy School in Norfolk. NORFOLK -- School officials continue to plan an expansion of Freeman Kennedy Elementary School despite voters not supporting it earlier this year, with possible state aid now in the picture. The local school department has just learned it has been invited by the Massachusetts School Building Authority to participate in the Core Program Eligibility Period for the project, signaling the first official step in the state's school construction grant process. Javascript is required for you to be able to read premium content. Please enable it in your browser settings. New cinema coming to Patriot Place in Foxboro next summer The Attleboro area and rest of New…...

19+ hour, 49+ min ago (885+ words) A Madison man suspected of assaulting first responders after injuring a Norfolk police officer when he drove his pickup into the back of the officer's cruiser on Sunday is facing four felony charges. Angel Cienfuegos, 21, was charged on Tuesday with one count of third-degree assault on an officer and three counts of third-degree assault on an emergency care provider. The alleged assaults occurred while law enforcement and rescue personnel were responding to the area of Highway 81 and 829th Road shortly after the two-vehicle crash early Sunday. The Norfolk officer involved in the crash, Erik Hobart, was southbound approaching the intersection of Highway 81 and 829th Road around 5 a.m. Sunday while transporting an arrestee to the Madison County Jail, according to law enforcement. Hobart was slowing to make a right turn when the police cruiser was struck from behind by a pickup driven by Cienfuegos....

22+ hour, 55+ min ago (191+ words) VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. " Virginia Beach Police say a pedestrian injured in a crash earlier this fall has died. According to police, officers responded to the 5800 block of Northampton Boulevard at approximately 8:50 p.m. on September 11, following a report of a vehicle-pedestrian crash. Police identified the pedestrian as Kevin Rice, 63, of Virginia Beach. He was transported to an area hospital with life-threatening injuries and was pronounced dead on December 12. A preliminary investigation found Rice was attempting to cross the northbound lanes of Northampton Boulevard without the right-of-way when he was struck by a vehicle. Police say the driver remained at the scene and cooperated with investigators. "Pedestrian safety is not just a shared responsibility; it is a community priority," said VBPD Chief Paul W. Neudigate. "Every driver and every pedestrian have a role to play in preventing tragedies." The crash remains under investigation by…...