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.
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Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 10:43 AM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
This is Tech’s first women’s team to win the ACC tournament title and earn a number 1 overall seed for the first time in school history.
Updated: Mar. 16, 2023 at 6:53 AM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
Program leaders say when they started, 26% of bins were recycled correctly -- and by the end, that number went up to 49%.
Updated: Mar. 6, 2023 at 9:22 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
“Anything you want to do for her. Like, say you want to run track. Run for Malayshia, if you want to play basketball hoop for Malayshia, cheer for Malayshia. Anything you do let her live through you kind of,” added Allen.
Updated: Mar. 5, 2023 at 6:29 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
“Well I think we deserve more (wins) but at the same time, we’re so happy for our customers. Whoever won it, won it here in Pulaski County in our itty bitty store,” said Andy Gill.
Updated: Feb. 22, 2023 at 6:57 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
Anne Spencer was the first Black librarian employed by the city of Lynchburg. Her son, Chauncey Spencer is credited for leading the way for the integration of the United States Army.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2023 at 5:47 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
“We decided that we were going to try to go and sit with him and try to help him kind of get through this tough time and let them know that he’s not alone."
Updated: Feb. 3, 2023 at 6:48 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
“It is actually the only thing I have that represents my father,” said Bob Wilkin.
Updated: Jan. 7, 2023 at 7:01 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
“And today we’re seeing them coming up and interacting with people, interacting with other dogs that they may or may not know from the facility that they were at,” explained O’Neill.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 5:18 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
Virginians have been getting taxed 2.5% at the supermarket. But in 2023 that rate is now 1%.
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. 12, 2022 at 4:41 PM EST
|By Patsy Montesinos
In the first four days of it’s debut Craft has sold more than 1400 copies.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 9:43 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
Scott Fore, Wayne Henderson, and Pam Tillis will be among the first performers in the venue. Tickets go on sale Friday.
Updated: Jul. 9, 2022 at 6:12 PM EDT
|By Patsy Montesinos
Radford University Police Department is the first university in Virginia to sign the 30x30 pledge, a national incentive to bring more women into law enforcement.