The sounds heard on the Roanoke Rapids police frequency on an older model scanner are not because of a glitch — they're because the department on Friday went digital.
A 16-year-old is now in custody in the Wednesday murder of Wilton Lee Shawn Cotton, Roanoke Rapids police said this afternoon.
The Love Kitchen returned to the Roanoke Valley Monday February 8, 2016. Note: this story was written back in September 2014 on the first trip to the Valley
A man who travels between Detroit and Weldon is wanted in Halifax County for larceny.
A device made to look like a real bomb was discovered Sunday in a back alley between the 200 blocks of Franklin and Vance streets, according to Roanoke Rapids police.
An 18-year-old was the first to be arrested in a Wednesday afternoon murder on Gordon Drive, Roanoke Rapids police said this morning.
A prior disagreement that escalated early this morning at the Weldon Waffle House left two people with gunshot wounds.
Ownership of Napoleon Hill's painting After the Harvest quickly changed hands following a huddle between the original winning bidder and the person who ended up taking it home.
One student was injured and another arrested in a fight that started in the cafeteria of Northampton County High School Thursday.
While Halifax Regional Medical Center and Novant Health have agreed to not immediately merge, the two healthcare systems today did announce they have extended their partnership for another two years.
