Roanoke County School Board announces administrative changes
The Roanoke County School Board has named Fiona Hill as the new principal at Cave Spring Middle School, beginning July 1. Hill is currently the assistant principal ...
Report: Va. fatal teen overdoses could have been prevented
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) _ A preliminary state report says all of the fatal teenage overdoses in Virginia during a four-year period could have been ...
Hillary Clinton to make stop at Va. Democratic event in June
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton will make an appearance at a Democratic Party fundraising event in Virginia. The Democratic Party of Virginia ...
Grandin Street fair part of neighborhood month celebration
Roanoke City is right in the middle of its "Neighborhood Month" activities ... which includes block parties, group yard sales and fish fries ... WFIR's ...
Roller Derby team debuts on Sunday
The team formed last year but its first official roller derby "bout" doesn't take place until this Sunday at the Salem Civic Center ... that's ...
Downtown Co-op fastest growing in the county 1Q
Downtown Co-op: Fastest Growing Co-op Storefront in the Country Roanoke Natural Foods Co-op is pleased to announce its Downtown Co-op had the largest same-store sales ...
Car crashes near house in south Roanoke
A house on Rosalind Avenue, SW had a close brush with a car this morning, when a driver plowed through a fence, overturned and came to rest ...
Youth basketball designed to enhance relationship with police
Inspired in part by the images of tension between police departments and citizens in Ferguson, Baltimore and Staten Island, a Roanoke City Council member is ...
Virginia Beach tourism industry opposes planned offshore drilling; petroleu...
With the summer season just about to begin in Virginia Beach, the tourism industry there is lining up in opposition to planned offshore oil drilling ...
Governor making stop at Roanoke Star Tank Tip-Off
Roanoke Star Tank's Tip-Off event focuses on business development. It's open to the public and gives start-ups, investors and entrepreneurs the opportunity to present their ...
Virginia’s April revenues up more than 10 percent from 2014
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Gov. Terry McAuliffe says Virginia's state revenues in April increased by more than 10 percent from a year ago. Figures released ...
More lane closures scheduled at Valley View interchange
Weather permitting, tonight and tomorrow night, from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. the following morning, a left lane closure will be in place on northbound ...
UVa preps for historic switch to 2 graduation ceremonies
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) _ The University of Virginia has announced a permanent break from tradition in how it conducts its Final Exercises ceremony. The university ...
McAuliffe pardons man wrongly convicted of attempted rape
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Gov. Terry McAuliffe has pardoned a Virginia man who has spent 29 years in prison for an attempted rape that Richmond's ...
Opera Roanoke presents “Weekend in the Country” fundraiser
"Weekend in the Country" is a fundraiser being held on the Waldron Stage at Mill Mountain Theatre tomorrow and Friday night ... proceeds go towards ...
Franklin County woman charged in death of child
Franklin County authorities have now charged a Glade Hill woman with second-degree murder and felony child abuse and neglect in connection with the death of ...
Law Enforcement Memorial Service tomorrow
The annual Law Enforcement Memorial Service that takes place tomorrow in Roanoke County may be especialy poignant this year - in light of what's happened ...
McDonnell: faith in the justice system and the Lord as he awaits appeals co...
Former Governor Bob McDonnell says he has faith in the US judicial system -- and in the Lord -- as he awaits an appeals court ...
Mary Baldwin College to become Mary Baldwin University
STAUNTON, Va. (AP) _ Mary Baldwin College will have a name change next year. The college's board unanimously voted Monday to change the name from ...
U.Va. dean sues Rolling Stone over debunked gang rape story
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A University of Virginia associate dean is seeking more than $7.5 million from Rolling Stone magazine in a defamation lawsuit stemming ...
