Roanoke County supervisors postpone invocation vote
Roanoke County Supervisors have postponed a decision on whether to adopt guidelines for invocations at future board meetings. It came after 90 minutes of often ...
Red Cross facing double whammy!
Red Cross volunteers from Roanoke are in the Gulf to help Hurricane Isaac storm victims. This at a time when there's a critical need for ...
Salem schools, teachers work on future pay plan
Salem teachers are back in their classrooms this week preparing for the start of school there one week from today. But teachers are also working ...
Information session tonight on becoming Virginia Master Naturalist
Your chance at becoming a Virginia Master Naturalist is coming. WFIR's Timothy Martin has more on an information session coming up tonight at the Hollins ...
God is in, Jesus out under proposed Roanoke County invocation policy
The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will consider a proposal Tuesday that would continue invocations before its meetings -- but with restrictions that did not ...
Groundbreaking marks start of new Roanoke Valley greenway
Construction is now underway for the newest section of the Roanoke Valley Greenway system, this one along Mason Creek in Salem. For starters, this greenway ...
Civil liberties advocates say Marine veteran’s detention raises troubling q...
A Charlottesville-based civil liberties organization says there are some important lessons to be learned from the case of a Marine veteran who was detained for ...
Kaine unveils Spanish-language TV ads to reach Hispanic voters
Senate Candidate Tim Kaine has created his first Spanish language television ad. The ads started airing Friday, and there are more to come. Television and ...
5,600,000 pounds later, Roanoke crews catch up with windstorm debris
In the eight weeks since the June windstorm, Roanoke City crews have collected 2,800 tons of brush from residential areas -- that's about 5.6 million ...
I-81 widening between Roanoke and Christiansburg could start within four ye...
Virginia's Secretary of Transportation says the first work to widen Interstate 81 between Roanoke and Christiansburg could begin within four years. Sean Connaughton says the ...
VA Forestry department wants your help: bring seeds and acorns
The Virginia Department of Forestry needs your help collecting seeds and acorns to start tree nurseries. The best places to collect are lawns and paved ...
One year later, geologists are still studying VA earthquake
It's been a year since the 5.8 magnitude earthquake rattled Virginia. The quake was felt all the way from Canada to the Gulf of Mexico ...
Former VA and US technology chief campaigns in Roanoke for Obama campaign
A former Obama administration technology chief campaigns for the Democratic ticket today in Roanoke. Aneesh Chopra will meet with selected entrepreneurs this morning and deliver ...
BBB: be careful with “storm-chaser” roof repair contractors
The Better Business Bureau has issued a warning on out-of-state "storm-chaser" contractors in the area offering to repair roof damage from the recent hailstorm. The ...
Texas Tavern to auction signs, menus for service dog training
The Texas Tavern is auctioning five old signs and menus from the Roanoke restaurant, the proceeds going to Saint Francis Service Dogs. The items are ...
Ryan in Roanoke: Romney presidency will create 12 million jobs in four year...
Republican Vice Presidential Candidate Paul Ryan brought the national campaign to the Roanoke Valley today. Ryan spoke at the Brambleton Avenue Northwest Hardware where he ...
A whirlwind week for Northwest Hardware when Ryan advance teams move in
It has been a whirlwind week for the family that owns the Roanoke area Northwest True Value Hardware stores -- and it has been an ...
Tips for parents when it comes to social media
A new study looks at what parents think about their kids on Facebook. WFIR's Timothy Martin has details. Child Social Media Wrap 2-WEB ...
Local lawmakers likely to try new waiver for early school openings next yea...
Roanoke Valley legislators say there haven't been any discussions yet about finding new ways to permit area schools to continue opening before Labor Day, but ...
Paul Ryan to stop at Roanoke small business
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan will speak at Northwest Hardware on Brambleton Ave. on Wednesday morning. Tickets are free, doors open at 7:00 a.m ...
