The Plaza, the Broadmoor, and the Hotel Roanoke: all in the same “Top 10” l...
The Hotel Roanoke finds itself included among some pretty high-class company in one new accounting of the country’s ten most interesting hotels. A column in ...
Monument Wall for Lucy Addison High School planned
Alumni of Lucy Addison High School - which closed in 1973 with the end of the segregated schools era in Roanoke - were on hand ...
Climatologist Michael Mann appears in Blacksburg
Climate change skeptics like to disparage the work of Dr. Michael Mann - the former U-V-A professor and creator of the "Hockey Stick" graph depicting ...
Welcome to the “kiss and fly” zone at Roanoke airport
Some new signs outside the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport have nothing to do with warnings or regulations: it's all about kissing and flying. Airport officials say ...
Virginia gov calls for investigation into student’s arrest
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) _ The governor of Virginia is calling for an investigation into the arrest of a college student who was shown in a ...
Friends of the Library hosting book sale
The Friends of the Roanoke County Public Library will host its semi-annual Spring Book Sale from Saturday, April 18 through Thursday, April 23 at South ...
2 children killed in house fire in Danville
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) _ Two children have died in a house fire in Danville. Danville Fire Department battalion chief F.D. Fowler says bystanders reported children ...
Document details ex-Virginia first lady’s would-be testimony
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A newly released court document describes what former Virginia first lady Maureen McDonnell would have said had she testified in her ...
Tornado drill draws nearly 1 million participants in Va.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Emergency officials say Virginia's annual statewide tornado drill drew nearly 1 million participants. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management says Fairfax ...
Smoke causes precautionary evacuation at AkzoNobel plant
A drum of materials began smoking yesterday inside an auxiliary building at the AkzoNobel plant in Roanoke. The smoke activated the fire alarm and sprinkler ...
Branch Highways of Roanoke awarded two contracts
The Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded a contract worth approximately $17.9 million to Roanoke-based contractor Branch Highways for a project to improve traffic flow, enhance safety ...
Magnets USA cuts the ribbon in Vinton
Magnets USA cut the ribbon at their new home on Third Street in Vinton today ... the new home for Magnets USA was once a ...
Sustainable Transportation Summit next Tuesday
The second annual "Sustainable Transportation Summit" next Tuesday is geared in part towards getting people out of their cars more often ... as WFIR's Gene ...
Opera Roanoke stages “Cinderella” this weekend
Opera Roanoke's last production of the season is Rossini's "Cinderella," this Friday night and Sunday afternoon weekend at Jefferson Center ... more from WFIR's Gene ...
Husband promotes late wife’s book “Mister Owita”
Dick Wall says his appearance at the Virginia Festival of the Book in Charlottesville tomorrow to promote his late wife's book - "Mister Owita's Guide ...
Police use unmanned radar to help determine where manned radar enforcement ...
As Roanoke County Police promise more speed enforcement along the county's busiest roadways, they are always using unmanned radar to determine which areas require the ...
2015 3.2-Mile Run in Remembrance scheduled at Virginia Tech
The 3.2-Mile Run in Remembrance to honor and remember 32 individuals who lost their lives on April 16, 2007, is scheduled for 9 a.m. April ...
Va.’s unemployment rate drops to 4.7 percent in January
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia Employment Commission says the state's jobless rate fell in January to 4.7 percent, the lowest rate in more than ...
Man wanted in Botetourt County now in custody
40-year-old Robert C. Huffman was wanted for breaking and entering, abduction and unauthorized use of a vehicle. Botetourt County deputies say he broke into a ...
Farm-to-school conference starts today
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) _ Efforts to increase the number of school systems using Virginian-grown products in school menus are the focus of a conference in ...
