AmRhein: 2011 to go down as banner year for VA wines
Our hot, dry summer may mean less-than-ideal crops for some fruits, but grapes appear to be a notable exception. More from WFIR's Evan Jones ...
Feds OK tolls for VA interstate, but it’s not I-81
Tolls will soon be coming to a busy Interstate highway in Virginia, but unlike an earlier proposal, it is not for Interstate 81. WFIR's Evan ...
Virginia Western offers help to iPad users
Virginia Western is giving you a way to keep up with the changes in technology. Scott Castle, associate professor of technology says two classes later this year ...
Fatal fire cause determined, victim identified
Roanoke County fire investigators say the man killed in today's apartment fire probably fell asleep while smoking, with the cigarette eventually setting combustible material on ...
Public comment meeting on proposed urban farm in Roanoke set for later this...
Roanoke officials will gauge support later this week for a proposed urban farm on a portion of the Countryside property. The Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op ...
VA prepares memorial to fallen public safety workers
Virginia is preparing to erect a memorial too all public safety workers who have died in the line of duty, and Roanoke's Fire-EMS Chief is ...
202 Market liquor license suspended for February strip-tease
An ABC administrative law judge has ruled that 202 Market's liquor license should be suspended for the striptease at a fund-raising event last February. The ...
It’s cool now, but our summer was one of the hottest ever
The calendar says it's still summer, although the third weekend of September certainly feels like fall. For weather forecasters, summer is already over -- it ...
Positive real estate news in Roanoke Valley
Roanoke Valley Association of REALTORS President Joe Sutliff says the number of homes placed under contract in August ties the month of April for the ...
Why a high-tech company chose the Roanoke Valley
An Austrian-based company will establish its first US operations in the Roanoke Valley, and it's more good economic news for Botetourt County. FCTech will manufacture ...
USPS considers closing Roanoke, Lynchburg sorting centers
The U.S. Postal Service is considering whether to close more than half of its mail-processing facilities across the country -- including the ones in Roanoke ...
New jobs for Botetourt County: $70-80,000/year
It's happened for the fifth time this year in Botetourt County: a company expanding in or coming to the county and bringing more jobs. And ...
LewisGale on national “top performers” list
An accrediting group is placing LewisGale Regional Health System -- and all four of its area hospitals -- on its national list of top performers ...
Fall E.C.O. Day returns this Saturday
Local organizations in Roanoke are getting together for an electronics clean out and e-cycling event this weekend. The fall E.C.O. event will be held this ...
Kohl’s to open September 25th, “Grand Opening” on the 28th...
The date is out: Kohl's is set to open its new Roanoke store in Hunting Hills Plaza September 25th. WFIR's Evan Jones has the story ...
Legal battle over Giles County commandments to center over “intent”...
The coming legal battle over The Ten Commandments in Giles County Schools appears to hinge on one key word: "intent". The commandments are now posted ...
Blood drive at nearby NASCAR track set for Friday
The American Red Cross is reaching out to race fans this week with a blood drive at the Martinsville Speedway on Friday from 12 p.m ...
Lawsuit filed over Ten Commandments in Giles County
RICHMOND - Civil-liberties groups are suing a southwest Virginia school board for posting the Ten Commandments, contending that the display violates the Constitution's guarantee of separation of ...
Vote scheduled on proposed large-scale wind turbine rules
Roanoke County supervisors are scheduled to vote tonight on proposed guidelines for any companies that may want to built large-scale wind farms. More from WFIR's ...
No more stinking livestock carcasses under proposed code change
Roanoke County Supervisors are set to give first consideration today to an ordinance that would expand a county code provision covering disposal of a dead ...
