Southwest Virginia Communities in Need: Food and Water Drive
Residents of Southwest Virginia are coming together to support local communities affected by recent storms and flooding. The #SouthwestVAStrong Food & Water Drive will take ...
Pro-Palestine group claims Virginia Tech infringing on 1st amendment rights
A group of Virginia Tech students is calling on the university to remove restrictions they believe infringe on first amendment rights. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has ...
Medicare open enrollment begins Tuesday – Part D changes ahead
Next Tuesday is the start of the annual open enrollment window for medicare, which runs through December 7th. That includes for Medicare health care plans ...
RAMP program adds two new components to assist startups
The RAMP mentoring program that accepts a handful of businesses every year into several cohorts - where startups receive guidance and financial support - has ...
VFW Roanoke Field of Honor
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1264 is partnering with the Green Goat Restaurant in the installation of the first Roanoke Field of Honor. As WFIR's ...
Dem House candidate looking to pull upset in November
The Democratic candidate running in Virginia’s 9th Congressional district says she wants to improve the lives of rural residents. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story ...
Tanglewood YMCA hosting 2 events ahead of planned December opening
With the Tanglewood Mall YMCA anticipating their grand opening by the end of this year, events are being held this month at the mall to ...
Gov. sends Virginia help to Florida ahead of Hurricane Milton
Hurricane Milton, currently a Category 4 storm, is approaching Florida's Gulf Coast and is expected to make landfall today. WFIR’s Ian Price has more on ...
LewisGale Medical Center unveils Sim Lab
A new training tool just officially launched at LewisGale Medical Center in Salem makes it easier for residents and other medical professionals there to simulate ...
The Woman in Black at Showtimers, more Arsenic, new art at Roanoke College
From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar - With a look at some of the local events coming up this weekend and ...
Spooky Sprint returns with detours amid Wasena Bridge construction
The West End Center for Youth is celebrating the Halloween season with a 5k race and costume contest towards the end of the month. WFIR's ...
Free Smoke Alarms for fire prevention week
We are in the middle of Fire Prevention week. While the Roanoke City Fire Department stresses fire safety all year, the department places a special ...
Virginia Attorney General on Gun Violence and Cannibis
Virginia’s office of Attorney General has released a short film as a part of the Cease Fire Virginia program. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more ...
GoFest set to return Oct. 18-20
The Anthem Go Out Outside Festival – the annual 3-day celebration of everything outdoors in Virginia’s Blue Ridge returns October 18 through the 20. GoFest ...
Harris leads Trump by 11 points in Virginia; Kaine up by 20 over Cao
The latest statewide phone survey of likely and newly registered voters shows Kamala Harris leading Donald Trump in the race for President by 11 points ...
VWCC providing professional growth for employees and company leaders
Virginia Western Community College not only trains future employees for area companies, they also help these companies retain workers. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells ...
GIRLS Construction Experience: it isn’t just for “boys”
Its not all "dirty jobs," and heavy lifting - that is, today's construction industry. And one of the major players locally hopes to demonstrate that ...
Fall waterways cleanup
The Clean Valleys waterways cleanup starts tomorrow. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports if you can’t get involved this weekend, you have the entire month ...
Business coach presents standup comic to talk about the ROI on LOL
Elizabeth Walker has launched Walker Consulting Workshops and a podcast series; she joined us live in-studio this morning to talk about her background, her workshops and an event ...
Photos of Hurricane Helene Aftermath in Grayson County
Grayson County - Whitetop and Rugby. Photos by Emily Kate Stick ...
Craftsmen’s Fall Classic returns to Berglund Center
The 37th Annual Craftsmen's Fall Classic Art and Craft Festival returns to the Berglund Center starting tomorrow. WFIR's Alex Torres has details: [Click here for ...
