Roanoke doctor indicted on drug and child pornography charges
From the U.S. Attorney's office: A Federal grand jury sitting in the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia in Roanoke has ...
Business workshop designed for local artists
The Chamber's Small Business Development Center is joining forces with the City of Roanoke and the Roanoke Arts Commission to host a workshop geared towards ...
Lynchburg Humane Society finalist in 2014 ASPCA Rachel Ray $100K Challenge
The Lynchburg Humane Society is one of three finalists in the running to win the $25,000 Community Engagement Award in the 2014 ASPCA Rachael Ray ...
Romantic comedy gets ready to shoot next month in Vinton
A romantic comedy titled “Where are You, Bobby Browning?” gets ready to shoot next month in Vinton...the latest in a series of independent films produced ...
Medicaid expansion at center stage in special session — but passage still a...
Virginia's General Assembly reconvenes today for a two-day special session, one in which proposed Medicaid expansion is expected to dominate the debate. But as WFIR's ...
2 from Va. admit role in passport fraud scheme
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) _ Two Roanoke residents arrested in Washington, D.C., on suspicion of passport fraud have admitted their guilt. The Roanoke Times (http://bit.ly/1o4b4G2) reports ...
UPDATE: Police reportedly close to solving 1975 Md. case in Bedford Co., Va...
BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (AP) _ Law enforcement officials say they are getting close to finding out who is responsible for the disappearance of two young ...
CDC confirms respiratory illness in Va.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia is the latest state to detect a respiratory illness caused by an uncommon virus similar to the germ that causes ...
Higher education cuts likely to spare Va. students
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The $90 million in cuts the McAuliffe administration is seeking from Virginia's public colleges and universities this fiscal year and next ...
Roanoke teacher in contention for statewide Teacher of the Year honors
Eight educators today learned of their selection as 2015 Virginia Regional Teachers of the Year during surprise classroom visits and announcements made by their division ...
Macaroni Kid is sponsoring an Anti-bullying event
Macaroni Kid-Roanoke is taking part in the organization’s “Do Something Great Day” by sponsoring an anti-bullying awareness event at the Star City Skate Center on ...
New outdoor adventure company coming to Roanoke
Its being billed as Roanoke’s first full-service oufitter for outdoor recreation activities. Roanoke Mountain Adventures will open in Wasena next spring ... providing guides, tours ...
New exhibits make their debut at Taubman Museum
Between now and October 11th four new exhibits make their debut at the Taubman Museum of Art. Those new exhibitions include "Between Two Worlds", which ...
So what happens next to those schools “Accredited with Warning”?...
Any school that doesn't meet the SOL pass rates and becomes Accredited with Warning goes through through an academic review. A team will pay especially ...
One suspect in custody, second one sought for snatching 83-year-old’s purse...
From Roanoke City Police: On September 13, 2014 at 11:43 a.m. Roanoke Police were dispatched to the 1400 block of Towne Square Boulevard NW, the ...
Floyd author Neil Sagebiel writes about controversial 1969 Ryder Cup
His first book on the 1955 U.S. Open was well-recieved by the golf world ... now Floyd writer Neil Sagebiel is looking for success again ...
Number of fully accredited schools declines; see where your school stands
More rigorous SOL tests led to an increase in schools that did not earn full accreditation this year. The state’s Department of Education reports 68% ...
Ethics reform in the mix for state lawmakers
The General Assembly convenes this week for a special session where the focus is on the Medicaid expansion issue...but ethics reform is sure to be ...
Roanoke County Library officials say so far, so good for Sunday hours
It's too early to know if there is any longer-term trend, but Sunday library activity in Roanoke County increased a lot from week one to ...
Va. AG’s office to assist local inmates’ re-entry
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia attorney general's office is creating the position of a statewide coordinator to prepare local inmates for their return to ...
