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Be aware of major delays right now.

The Virginia State Police is investigating two crashes that happened along Interstate-81 in Augusta County late Monday night and into early Tuesday morning.

Tractor-trailer crash causing delays on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County Crash happened near Dixie Caverns exit Published:  Updated:  Tags:  Screenshot taken from the VDOT camera at mile marker 132 on Interstate 81 at 5:54 p.m. on Jan. 20, 2021. (VDOT) ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – Traffic was backed up on part of Interstate 81 following a tractor-trailer crash on Wednesday evening. At one point, all southbound lanes were closed at mile marker 132.9, which is just north of the Dixie Caverns exit. VDOT reports that as of 11:55 p.m., traffic backups are three miles and southbound lanes are open. Bo...

Heads up if you're on the road this afternoon.

Investigators are looking for new leads in connection with the 1980 death of a Broome County resident whose body was found near Otsiningo Park. 30-year-old Barry Marquart of Kirkwood had been missing for a couple of days before his father reported him missing on November 9, 1980. State police found the man's car parked at the old Exit 5 rest area off Interstate 81 in the town of Dickinson. Troopers discovered Marquart's body in a shallow section of the Chenango River, a short distance from the vehicle. The death was ruled a drowning. Marquart had sustained injuries to his head and face. Altho...