Patsy Montesinos
Roanoke, VA
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Patsy is a recent graduate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and joined the WDBJ7 news team in June 2022.
She previously was a part-time reporter for Chatham News + Record, where she helped start the first Spanish newspaper of the county, “La Voz de Chatham.”
Patsy grew up in Concord, North Carolina, but spent some of her time as a child living in Mexico. Outside work, you can find Patsy hiking, dancing, or enjoying a delicious meal at a local restaurant.
Please feel free to share your story ideas or say hello to her through email or her social media platform.
Updated: Jan. 14, 2023 at 6:56 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
“I’m really happy that Attorney General Garland so quickly put an independent prosecutor in place and that the Biden administration is not fighting it,” said Kaine.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2023 at 6:29 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
Police say they are planning to open a real-time crime center and purchase 6 license plate readers.
Updated: Dec. 26, 2022 at 9:13 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
“Because I wanted to tell her thanks for being my guardian angel and being there for me,” explained Boot.
Updated: Dec. 25, 2022 at 5:35 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
“So, to be able to come here and have a Christmas meal with my new family is very heartwarming and very touching. And I believe that’s the way God would want us to share his message,” said Keith.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2022 at 4:52 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
“And if you’re a hunter and you’ve been blessed to harvest deer and you can get out and help us with a few more deer that would be a huge blessing,” said Arrington.
Updated: Nov. 27, 2022 at 3:32 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
“She came to a facility just crying. She lost everything. She didn’t have insurance. She didn’t know what to do. And I knew. I called the office and said this is the lady we have to help,” explained Shiles.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2022 at 9:23 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
The CDC reports the maternal mortality rate for Black women is three times higher than for white women.
Updated: Oct. 1, 2022 at 7:56 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
“If we would’ve been sitting in that living room,” added Floyd. “We probably not be here right now.”
Updated: Sep. 29, 2022 at 6:13 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
“But if we get high winds, it will lay all this corn down, and then basically it’s completely useless,” explained Jeter.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 5:36 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
“Particularly those who are predisposed to or are already dealing with anxiety issues, it only can make it worse. Because it all of a sudden brings in the very real fear that this can happen again,” said Trestman.
Updated: Sep. 12, 2022 at 5:48 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
As part of the investigation, law enforcement searched the Roanoke County Volunteer Fire and Rescue office.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2022 at 6:45 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
“We all really have a responsibility to, first of all, recognize that injustice has been a part of our society and to seek to try and correct and avoid future injustices as we seek to become united as a country,” said Rudy McCollum.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2022 at 5:27 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
Arriving alive every time they drive is the motto for Teen Driving Solutions school.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2022 at 6:43 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
LEAP Director of Marketing Christina Nifong said increasing gas and feed prices, inflation, and the pandemic took a toll on farmers.
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