Rail Yard Dawgs select 6 players in expansion draft
The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs have begun building a team for the 2016-17 Southern Professional Hockey League season. The SPHL held an expansion draft yesterday allowing ...
Hampton Inn downtown features suites with great views
They are in the home stretch with finishing touches at the downtown Hampton Inn and Suites in Roanoke. More from WFIR's Gene Marrano: 5-16 Hampton ...
RVPF hosting Paint for Preservation
It's National Preservation Month and to celebrate the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation is hosting an art auction and fundraiser. WFIR's Starr Anderson has the details: ...
Virginia State Police search for 81-year-old believed to be in danger
Virginia State Police are looking for 81-year-old Ronald Jackson. He was last seen in Partlow, Virginia, which is in Spotsylvania County. He may be wearing ...
Coming soon: completion of ramp from Valley View to I-581
The countdown is on for the next big step in the Valley View interchange construction project. It should be just a matter of weeks now ...
Local business networking group growing quickly
A local business group that is all about networking has attracted more than 23-hundred members in just two months. WFIR's Gene Marrano has more on ...
Verizon, unions set to return to bargaining table
WASHINGTON (AP) - Verizon and union officials representing about 39,000 striking landline and cable workers up and down the East Coast have agreed to restart ...
UPDATE:Victims identified in Roanoke shooting
From Roanoke Police Department: On May 13, 2016 at 12:40 p.m. Roanoke Police responded to a report of a shooting in the 4400 block of Holmes ...
UPDATE: Missing Radford woman is found
UPDATE: Police say Angela Jarrell has been found safe and is receiving medical treatment in West Virginia. EARLIER: Radford Police are searching for a missing ...
Salem Sox host a “Weekend of Giving”
Breast cancer awareness, poor children, Habitat Homes - and baseball. WFIR's Gene Marrano has more on the Salem Red Sox and their "Weekend of Giving": ...
Roanoke City Sheriff holds TRIAD meeting
The Roanoke City Sheriff's Office is holding its inaugural TRIAD meeting. WFIR's Starr Anderson has more details on the initiative. 05-13 TRIAD Wrap WEB ...
Democrats, Republicans make cases for and against McAuliffe order on felons...
Democrats say it is long overdue; Republicans says it gives 40,000 violent felons rights that many do not deserve. The two sides are presenting differing ...
Brain Injury Services expanding
A Roanoke-based non-profit that connects those suffering brain trauma to the services needed is expanding its coverage area - as its clientele also gets younger ...
Bears raid Appalachian campsite food stash, force closure
DALEVILLE, Va. (AP) - Hungry bears have forced the closure of a shelter and campsite along the Appalachian Trail in Virginia. The Roanoke Times reports that ...
Criminal cases linked to blood-type testing to be reviewed
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Officials will review old Virginia criminal cases that involved the testing of blood types, following the exoneration of a man who spent ...
Local high school senior competes at International Science Fair
A local high school student who also spends time at the Virginia Tech-Carilion Research Institute is competing at an international science fair. More from WFIR's ...
NALC holds Stamp Out Hunger
The National Association of Letter Carriers is holding its annual Stamp Out Hunger food drive on Saturday. WFIR's Starr Anderson has details on how you ...
Blondie comes to Elmwood Park
One of the hottest bands of the late 70's and 80's is in Roanoke tonight. Blondie is at the Elmwood Park Amphitheater. WFIR's Gene Marrano ...
It’s bear season: not for hunters, but for more likely encounters with huma...
It's the time of year where people living in or near wooded areas are most likely to encounter bears in the their yards. Game officials ...
Mini-Medical school back at VT-C School of Medicine tomorrow
Twice a year the Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine invites the public to explore some of the topics students are exposed to. Starting tomorrow the ...
