Lt. Jenna Ruffin and Firefighter/EMT Hannah Hayes went on shift together April 14. It was Hayes’ first day as a full-time member of the Town o…
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"On March 3, 2022, Deputies with the Smyth County Sheriff’s Office along with Agent of the FBI, executed a search warrant at 1708 Marion Manor…
Between the COVID-19 pandemic, more intense hurricanes, and ongoing wildfires impacting the western U.S., first responders are being challenge…
Marion Fire-EMS is still determining the cause of a fire that broke out at a Marion pet store late Wednesday morning.
The effective date of the county meals tax has been delayed until next summer.
FLOYD — A woman walking on Rush Fork Road was transported to a local hospital last week after she was attacked by three dogs on the morning of…
WILLIS — A pickup truck was destroyed by a fire on Harris Hollow Road on the morning of Aug. 4. The vehicle was reported to be in flames about…
A pedestrian bridge collapsed onto Interstate 295 in Washington, DC midday Wednesday, injuring several people and blocking the highway in both directions, according to tweets from DC Fire and EMS.
A 13-year-old boy was flown to Johnson City Medical Center following a fall from an about 40-foot embankment that left the child with head injuries and a badly broken leg.
Tazewell, Va. – One person is dead and another was injured after a car crashed into a home on Adria Road April 25.
ABINGDON, Va. — Theresa Kingsley-Varble already has a place picked out to display a recent award honoring the work she does.
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PULASKI, CO. — Hillsville resident Faron Gardner, 67, died March 10 following a two-boat collision on Claytor Lake in Pulaski County. The othe…
One hospital system manages the distribution of patients throughout its hospitals in an arrangement that came out of a mad scramble to move pa…
First responders with the Washington DC Fire and EMS department took their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine Thursday and reinforced message…
When COVID-19 was declared a pandemic in March, federal, local and state bodies of government were tasked with reimagining how they conducted …
The developers of a new plan for emergency medical and fire services in Smyth County say it would enhance citizens’ safety, ensure agency fund…
A Wytheville family lost its home in a fire Monday afternoon. Wytheville Assistant Fire Chief Michael Fronimos said no one was home when the f…
On Monday, April 6, the access points of the Virginia Creeper Trail were temporarily closed in response to the COVID-19 outbreak.
The Marion Fire-EMS Department is answering more calls than ever.
While no one can point to a specific cause, officials acknowledge that the call volume is taxing the first-responders’ resources.
Life and death matters were apparently on the minds of county budget developers.
The Saltville Rescue Squad is fighting to survive. On the brink of collapse just a short time ago, the 61-year-old lifesaving crew may get the opportunity to continue operating.
After believing that the agency had days left to survive last month, Saltville Rescue Squad representatives are taking action to save the 61-year-old emergency response organization. They were sufficiently optimistic to submit a bid to continue to serve their community.
Three people are homeless in Marion after their house on Look Avenue was destroyed by fire this evening.