Public Safety

A single-vehicle accident on Interstate 77 on Saturday also lead to a fatality, according to Virginia State Police Trooper Alan Vaughan.
This crash occurred at about 3:15 p.m. at the 3 milemarker in the northbound lanes, when driver Jeffrey D. Stewart, 66, of Worthington, Ohio, apparently fell asleep at the wheel.
The 2010 Chevy Malibu went off the road to the right and struck a rock embankment and overturned several times, the trooper said. This ejected a backseat passenger.

The Galax-Carroll-Grayson Animal Shelter will be closed through April 8 due to a suspected case of parvovirus at the shelter, according to a news release from City Manager Keith Barker.


Some puppies began showing symptoms of parvovirus after spending a couple of days at the shelter, Barker told the Gazette. The contagious disease is fatal to dogs.


They were taken to a local veterinarian, where they tested negative for parvo. However, they still had all of the symptoms.
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HILLSVILLE — About 23 people caught in the massive Easter Sunday wreck on Interstate 77 used the Grover King VFW Post 1115 as a way station on their journey to get their lives back on track.
Many travelers on the interstate near Fancy Gap had their Easter plans disrupted after the dense fog set in.
While these adults and children, along with three dogs, were caught up in the crashes, they were also bystanders for much of the day.

ROANOKE — “This is me moving your mouse.”
Sure enough, a Dublin consumer’s computer mouse cursor began to move across the screen on its own.
Someone had taken control of her computer. Unfortunately, minutes later they would have control of her bank account, as well.
Multiple consumers have told the Better Business Bureau in Western Virginia that they have been contacted by an overseas computer repair company offering virus protection and claiming to work for Microsoft.