More good publicity for the Roanoke Valley
Moneycrashers-dot-com claims Roanoke is a top-ten place to live...and Forbes says the valley is part of an ideal weekend getaway. The website and the magazine ...
Bedford Co. Sheriff: forgery appears connected to others in VA since June
From the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office: The office is investigating a forgery and uttering that recently occurred. During the course of the investigation it was ...
Updated: Bomb threat affects traffic on Williamson Road
UPDATE: Roanoke County police reported this was all clear at 7:56 a.m. All roads were open. The bomb threat remains under investigation. ------ Roanoke County ...
Hollins professor researches TV’s effect on toddlers
Spending time with your toddler at home? Then turn off the television in the background ... a Hollins professor says her study shows that noise ...
ACLU, local jailers agree: fed immigration detainer requests should not be ...
The ACLU is advising Virginia corrections officials to ignore federal detainer notices from Immigration and Customs Enforcement, saying they can result in unjustified imprisonment. Those ...
Roanoke Police make arrest for malicious wounding
From Roanoke City Police: On August 27, 2014 at 10 p.m. Roanoke Police were dispatched to a disorder call in the 2000 block of Mountain ...
Roanoke Police make arrests for two food delivery driver robberies on same ...
On August 28, 2014, Roanoke police arrested Christopher Trevon Spencer, age 22, of Roanoke, and Devan Rashawn Blake, age 18, of Roanoke on charges of ...
Testimony wraps up in McDonnells’ corruption trial
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Testimony has wrapped up in the public corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen. Closing arguments ...
“The Roanoker” magazine is 40 years old
The Roanoker" magazine is 40 years old ... its latest semi-monthly issue, on newsstands today, offers a retrospective on the valley. The 40th anniversary issue ...
the Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine and Carilion Clinic add depar...
It could be the start of a trend ... the Virginia Tech-Carilion School of Medicine and Carilion Clinic have both added a department of orthopaedic ...
Two weeks after it is found barely alive at a landfill, young eagle is set ...
A young bald eagle that looked barely alive earlier this month will be returned to the wild later today. Workers at a landfill in Dublin ...
Close background check loopholes says coalition
Gun violence prevention advocates gathered in downtown Roanoke this afternoon, urging Congressman Bob Goodlatte and State Senator John Edwards to support more extensive background checks ...
UPDATE: Unknown if pilot ejected from fighter jet that crashed into VA moun...
WESTFIELD, Mass. (AP) _ A Massachusetts Air National Guard officer says authorities are still searching for the pilot of a fighter jet that crashed in ...
Froth coffee shop thinking bigger
First he kept the Froth coffeehouse in Southwest Roanoke County from closing down altogether ... now owner Michael Carroll is thinking bigger. WFIR's Gene Marrano ...
Bob McDonnell defense rests; Maureen McDonnell defense begins
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A friend of Maureen McDonnell has suggested that the Virginia former first lady was easily manipulated by the wealthy businessman who ...
Mountaintop winery in Roanoke Valley up for sale
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) _ A mountaintop winery in the Roanoke Valley has been put up for sale. Valhalla Vineyards is listed for $3.5 million. The ...
Former Va. governor wraps up his trial testimony
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's public corruption trial is winding down in federal court in Richmond. McDonnell testified in his own ...
Slots are filling up for hikes Roanoke City will sponsor next month
Beginning on September 11th a series of free hikes in places like Mountain Lake, Devil's Marbleyard and Brush Mountain labeled as the "Epic Wilderness Hike ...
Rerouting the Maury River to stop erosion and restore natural river life
One of the largest stream restoration projects ever in Virginia is under way right now on the Maury River in Rockbridge County. They're building a ...
AAA projects increase in Labor Day travel in Va.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ More Virginians are expected to travel this Labor Day weekend, reaching a new post-recession high for the state. AAA Mid-Atlantic says ...
