Viola Higgins

I’m a mother of 2 little angels that I continuously try to figure out and spend the other half figuring out how to be a great wife. Writing is my passion and I write regularly for the Virginian Tribune and several other national news outlets.

Crime & Safety

Viola HigginsOctober 27, 2022

Boones Mill Police Department gets major equipment upgrades

BOONES MILL, Va. – If you’ve ever traveled down Route 220, you’ve probably passed by Boones Mill. Now, the police…
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Crime & Safety

Viola HigginsOctober 27, 2022

Roanoke shooting sent one person to hospital

ROANOKE, Va. – Police in Roanoke report that one person was hospitalized following a gunshot in northwest Roanoke early Wednesday…
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Local News

Viola HigginsOctober 27, 2022

Health Department provides advice to parents on how to avoid lead poisoning

ROANOKE, Va. – According to some medical professionals, childhood lead poisoning is the most avoidable environmental illness among young children,…
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Local News

Viola HigginsOctober 26, 2022

TSA confiscated a loaded gun from a carry-on at Roanoke airport

On Monday at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport, Transportation Security Administration officials discovered a firearm concealed among the carry-on belongings of…
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Crime & Safety

Viola HigginsOctober 26, 2022

Police looking for two people after burglary at Lynchburg store

LYNCHBURG, Va. – The Lynchburg Police Department is looking for two individuals suspected of breaking into a shop early Tuesday…
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Crime & Safety

Viola HigginsOctober 26, 2022

Man arrested after a three-hour standoff in Vinton

VINTON, Va. – Vinton Police tried to serve an Emergency Custody Order to a house in the 700 block of…
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Crime & Safety

Viola HigginsOctober 26, 2022

Franklin County Sheriff’s Office issued critical alert for missing woman

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – After Veronica Neil Jones, 55, went missing, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office issued a critical alert.…
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Crime & Safety

Viola HigginsOctober 25, 2022

Alleghany County Sheriff’s Office announces charges in Operation Candy Man

ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. – Sheriff Kevin Hall of Alleghany County has made public the identities of eleven individuals who were…
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Crime & Safety

Viola HigginsOctober 25, 2022

Virginia State Police looking for man who escaped psychiatric hospital

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. – The man who escaped from a mental facility in Williamsburg, Virginia, early on Monday morning is wanted…
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Crime & Safety

Viola HigginsOctober 25, 2022

Public’s help needed in identifying a person of interest in fatal hit-and-run

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. – The Virginia State Police are looking for any information about the person in the picture above.…
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