UPDATE: Standoff in Vinton ends
UPDATE FROM THE VINTON POLICE DEPARTMENT: On March 31, 2016, at 5:08 PM the Vinton Police Department was notified that a wanted person was located ...
Former Virginia lacrosse player appeals slaying conviction
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) _ A judge is weighing arguments that a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted in the slaying of his former girlfriend ...
State trooper shot in Richmond bus station has died, suspect is dead
RICHMOND, VA (AP) -- Virginia State Police say a trooper has died after a shooting at a Greyhound bus station in Richmond. Virginia State Police ...
Festival in the Park lineup announced
The lineup for Festival in the Park May 27th through the 29th has been announced. It includes CMA-Award winners "Little Texas", the Beatles tribute band ...
Local wine and beer business expands
After 5-plus years, Mr. Bill's Wine Cellar on Brambleton Avenue celebrated a 500 square foot expansion with Roanoke Vice-Mayor David Trinkle and other city officials ...
Fundraising efforts continue for McKinnons and Montoyas
There's an online event this weekend that organizers hope will boost fundraising for a Roanoke County couple who lost their two sons in a house ...
Komen Race for the Cure is back
Over the past six years the "Race for the Cure" has raised almost 1.7 million dollars for cancer screenings and education programs. The Susan G ...
Diesel fuel prices: much closer to regular gas than normal, but experts don...
Gas prices are making their annual march upward during the spring months, but there is something unusual going right now on with diesel fuel. WFIR's ...
Roanoke City candidates debate – with a twist on Saturday
They're billing it as "The Great Roanoke City Debate"and this Saturday's candidates forum is being moderated by teenagers. WFIR's Gene Marrano reports: 3-31 Jack and ...
Roanoke man arrested for Tuesday night shooting
From Roanoke City Police: On March 29, 2016 at 11:21 p.m. Roanoke Police were dispatched to Lewis Gale Hospital after a man suffering from a gunshot ...
Henry County authorities searching for escapee
From Henry County Sheriff's Office: The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is currently searching for Joseph David Swain, 33, of 760 Mica Road Ridgeway, Virginia. Swain ...
New road cycling camp coming to Roanoke
The curvy back roads and hills of Virginia are what led avid cyclist Alan Henry to create Hill Week. WFIR's Starr Anderson has more details ...
McAuliffe talks about veto of religious exemption bill
As promised Governor McAuliffe has vetoed a bill similar to others causing controversy in North Carolina and Georgia. More from WFIR's Gene Marrano: 3-30 Ask ...
Priest: don’t think sex trafficking doesn’t happen here
A priest who has made awareness of human sex trafficking a central part of his mission is speaking tonight at Sweet Briar College, hoping his ...
Roanoke author writes about daughter of Jefferson Davis
A Roanoke author has been meeting with students and other groups about her biography "Winnie Davis - Daughter of the Lost Cause" - part of ...
McAuliffe vetoes funding bill aimed at Planned Parenthood
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Gov. Terry McAuliffe has vetoed a Republican-backed bill that seeks to block state funding for Planned Parenthood. The Democratic governor said ...
Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords forms Virginia group
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords is pushing for tougher gun laws in Virginia. Giffords and her husband, former astronaut Mark Kelly, ...
Officials say small earthquake hit central Virginia Sunday
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Officials have confirmed that a small earthquake rattled central Virginia this past weekend. News media report that the U.S. Geological Survey ...
Mountain View Humane set to launch “Community Cat”
PetSmart Charities and the Mountain View Humane clinics in Roanoke and Christiansburg are teaming up to help put an end to the homeless cat population ...
Chamber holds legislative roundup breakfast
"Collaboration" and "Vision" were two words mentioned by local politicians at this morning's Legislative Wrap-up, held by the Regional Chamber. More from WFIR's Gene Marrano: ...
