Spanberger Leads in New Poll, Roanoke Unveils High-Tech Crime Hub, DC Guard Move Sparks Legal Fight

Democrat Abigail Spanberger opens a 7-point lead over Winsome Earle-Sears in Virginia’s governor race, according to a new Roanoke College poll. Plus:• Roanoke Police launch a real-time crime center, “The Roc3”• Debate locked in for October between Spanberger and Earle-Sears• Trump’s DC National Guard deployment draws legal heat• AG Miyares backs emergency drug crackdown and defends Guard response• Guinea pig rescue in Roanoke — and they need names• DRI’s sidewalk sale returns• Structure fire turns deadly; Lynchburg official pleads guilty in federal caseAll that and more in today’s WFIR News Express.