Last Updated on May 17, 2025 2:02 pm NCZ001>003-018-019-VAZ007-009>020-022>024-032>035-WVZ042>044-507-508-172200-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Watauga-Wilkes-Tazewell-Smyth-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Mercer-Summers-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-Western Greenbrier-Including the cities of West Jefferson, Sparta, Dobson, Boone,Wilkesboro, Tazewell, Marion, Bland, Pearisburg, Wytheville,Radford, Pulaski, Blacksburg, Independence, Whitetop, Troutdale,Volney, Galax, Floyd, New Castle, Clifton Forge, Covington,Hot Springs, Roanoke, Salem, Fincastle, Lexington, Buena Vista,Stuart, Rocky Mount, Bedford, Amherst, Bluefield, Flat Top,Hinton, Hix, Union, Lewisburg, …

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Last Updated on May 17, 2025 3:28 am NCZ033-050-170800-Avery NC-Mitchell NC-318 AM EDT Sat May 17 2025 …STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT MITCHELL AND AVERY COUNTIESTHROUGH 400 AM EDT… At 317 AM EDT, Doppler radar was tracking strong thunderstorms alonga line extending from 6 miles west of Mountain City to 6 milessoutheast of Elizabethton to 4 …

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Last Updated on May 16, 2025 3:21 pm On Saturday, April 26, 2025, Investigators assigned to the Boone Police Department Criminal Investigations Division were notified of a sexual assault.  During the investigation it was determined that the victim of the assault was a juvenile. At the conclusion of the investigation, 37-year-old Joshua Lynn Suit of …

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Last Updated on May 16, 2025 11:20 am NCC005-009-171-189-193-197-VAC021-035-063-071-077-121-141-155-173-185-197-640-750-WVC055-063-089-162200-/O.NEW.KRNK.SV.A.0261.250516T1510Z-250516T2200Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH261 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 6 COUNTIES IN NORTH CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA SURRY IN NORTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA ALLEGHANY NC ASHE WATAUGAWILKES YADKIN IN VIRGINIA …

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Last Updated on May 16, 2025 11:17 am NCC003-011-027-121-162200-/O.NEW.KGSP.SV.A.0261.250516T1510Z-250516T2200Z/ THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH261 IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN NORTH CAROLINA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES IN PIEDMONT NORTH CAROLINA ALEXANDER IN WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AVERY CALDWELL MITCHELL THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF …

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Last Updated on May 16, 2025 10:50 am A long-time Boone-based restaurant has announced they are closing for good. In a social media post on Friday the Red Onion Cafe announced, “After 46 wonderful years of serving our community, we have made the difficult decision to close our doors. It has been both an honor …

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Last Updated on May 16, 2025 7:54 am Hazardous Weather OutlookNational Weather Service Blacksburg VA438 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 NCZ001>006-018>020-VAZ010>020-022>024-032>035-043>047-058-059-WVZ044-507-170845-Ashe-Alleghany NC-Surry-Stokes-Rockingham-Caswell-Watauga-Wilkes-Yadkin-Bland-Giles-Wythe-Pulaski-Montgomery-Grayson-Carroll-Floyd-Craig-Alleghany VA-Bath-Roanoke-Botetourt-Rockbridge-Patrick-Franklin-Bedford-Amherst-Henry-Pittsylvania-Campbell-Appomattox-Buckingham-Halifax-Charlotte-Monroe-Eastern Greenbrier-438 AM EDT Fri May 16 2025 This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for north central North Carolina,northwest North Carolina, central Virginia, south central Virginia,southwest Virginia, west central Virginia and southeast WestVirginia. …

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Last Updated on May 15, 2025 1:16 pm Today, the Ashe County Sheriff's Office is providing a critical update regarding the traffic stop thatoccurred on September 13th, 2024, and the recent findings by the Grand Jury. This update is sharedwith the deepest respect for our community. Since the incident, our office has refrained from public …

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