2 people killed in shooting in Roanoke

Roanoke Police are investigating a shooting that happened in the 3600 block of Shenandoah Avenue NW yesterday shortly before 4:00 a.m. Once on the scene police found one person ...

Mental health advocates seek relief for autistic Virginia inmate

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Mental health and civil liberties advocates are urging Gov. Terry McAuliffe to intervene in the case of a Virginia inmate with ...

Taxi drivers cry foul over new competition

Technology Companies like Uber and Lfyt that compete with taxi cabs have been brought to the attention of Roanoke City Council. WFIR's Alexis Manley has ...

Volunteers sought to help with Appomattox anniversary

This is a big year for Appomattox--the 150th anniversary of the event that ended the Civil War. Appomattox Court House National Historical Park is looking for ...

Tech cancer study focuses on night shift workers

People who work late nights - especially women - may be more susceptible to certain types of cancer ... WFIR's Gene Marrano reports on a ...

Roanoke County homeowners: here come your assessments, and they’re probably...

Roanoke County's property assessment notices go into the mail today, and for the first time since 2010, most homeowners will see increases in assessed values,  ...

Virginia Lottery: Winning ‘Millionaire’ tickets purchased in 3 places...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Three tickets worth $1 million were drawn in the Virginia Lottery's New Year's Millionaire Raffle. The lottery says the tickets were ...

Virginia eyes broader array of exports to Cuba

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia's secretary of agriculture and forestry says thawing relations with Cuba will likely mean more state agricultural exports to the people ...

Wintergreen plans to make snow this weekend

An unseasonably warm December has made rough conditions for area ski resorts. WFIR's Luke Church reports. 10-01 Skir Report WRAP-WEB ...

B-r-r-r-r-r!! Its the Glacier Plunge at SML

People are taking a plunge to support the Franklin County YMCA. WFIR's Alexis Manley has the story. 12-31 Glacier Plunge wrap 1-WEB ...

2014 year in review

It was a year of change in some cases - and not in others...WFIR's Gene Marrano looks at a few of the local highlights from ...

Bedrosian: still not discouraged no matter how many times he’s outvoted...

Roanoke County Supervisor Al Bedrosian says he'll continue to fight for things he campaigned for one year ago, even if he usually finds himself on ...

15 Virginia hospitals having Medicare funding cut this year

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Fifteen hospitals in Virginia will have their federal Medicare payments cut this fiscal year as part of government penalties for having ...

Prosecutors oppose ex-Virginia governor’s request

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Federal prosecutors are urging a judge to reject former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's request for a sentence of community service for ...

Get your Thin Mints on-line

Girl Scout cookies are going digital. WFIR's Alexis Manley has the story. 12-31 Girl Scouts Wrap 2-WEB ...

State Parks celebrate New Year with hikes

Virginia State Parks will celebrate New Year's Day with First Day hikes and activities. Jim Meisner,  Jr.,a spokesman for the Virginia State Park System, says ...

TV’s Karen McNew looks forward to Carilion job

A long-time very familiar face left the television airwaves yesterday ... WSLS-10 anchor and reporter Karen McNew is joining the Carilion Clinic family ... as ...

Roanoke 100-Miler is back

Roanoke Parks and Recreation is pushing for a combined one million miles in their one hundred miler program. as WFIR's Alexis Manley reports. 12-30 100 ...

Salem Deputy Fire-EMS Chief gets top job

Salem's Deputy Fire-EMS Chief John Prillaman takes over as chief tomorrow, replacing retiring Chief Pat Counts. John Prillaman joined the department in 1998 and has ...

UPDATE: Name released of person killed in Southeast Roanoke house fire

UPDATE: Officials say 53-year-old Donald Herman Payne Jr. was the person killed in a house fire Saturday morning. He died of smoke inhalation. Investigators say he ...