You can help the hungry this weekend without having to leave home
Look for your postal carrier to leave a plastic bag at your mailbox this week with the hope you will help the region's food bank ...
Why not try this month’s “Off the Rails” triathlon?
Looking to leave your comfort zone a bit if you are a runner, swimmer OR biker? Why not try all three at this month's "Off ...
Municipal election day in Roanoke, Salem, Vinton
It's municipal election day in several area cities and towns, including Roanoke, Salem and Vinton. Voter registrars remind you to bring ID with you like ...
Roanoke City’s annual Neighborhood Month is here
Block parties...walking tours...yard sales and plant give-a-ways...Roanoke City's annual Neighborhood Month is here. WFIR's Gene Marrano has more: 05-06 Neighborhood Wrap#2-WEB ...
Former Lt. Gov. Bolling gives $15,000 to state GOP
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Former Lt. Gov. Bill Bolling plans to give $15,000 to the Republican Party of Virginia. The party announced Monday that the ...
Election Day is tomorrow
Tomorrow is election day for council seats in Salem, Vinton and in Roanoke City...the Roanoke contest for three seats basically runs along two tracks. WFIR's ...
Cloverdale Elementary School closed Monday
Cloverdale Elementary School in Botetourt County is closed today. All other Botetourt County schools are open and on time. Cloverdale will not open due to ...
Landmark Roanoke steeples in for total rebuild
A major reconstruction project is getting underway at a highly-visible Roanoke landmark, and you will have no trouble witnessing much of the program. St. Andrew's ...
Salem sportswriter releases bio of Michael Jordan
Salem sportswriter Roland Lazenby has made his mark as the author of numerous books on the National Basketball Association. His most ambitious work to date ...
Va. agency identifies man killed in boat collision
MONETA, Va. (AP) _ Authorities have identified a man who was killed when two boats collided on Smith Mountain Lake. The Virginia Department of Game ...
Police: “suspicious container” was a box of clothes
The "suspicious container" found near the Roanoke County administration building that shut down some adjacent streets for a while this afternoon turned about to be ...
The 14th Annual Open Studios tour takes place this weekend in Roanoke
Open Studios allows visitors to meet many local artists in their work spaces. WFIR's Gene Marrano has more: 05-02 Open Wrap#1-WEB ...
Ongoing Colonial Downs dispute means Vinton off-track betting parlor will b...
There's no word on how long the Colonial Downs off-track betting parlor in Vinton will be closed, but it won't be open for the Kentucky ...
Newer rail tankers likely to reduce oil spills, fires in derailments — once...
Shippers, refiners and railroads are moving to replace older rail tankers with ones built to a higher safety standard, which experts say will reduce the ...
Man pleads not guilty in missing Va. teen case
LOVINGSTON, Va. (AP) _ A man charged with killing a missing Nelson County teenager has pleaded not guilty. Randy Taylor's trial started Thursday in Nelson ...
Roanoke Vice Mayor Court Rosen named to CTB
Gov. McAuliffe has named Roanoke Vice Mayor Court Rosen to the Commonwealth Transportation Board; filling an at-large seat. William Fralin already represents the Salem District ...
About 216K in Va. sign up under health overhaul
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Federal officials say roughly 216,350 Virginians picked health plans in the new insurance marketplace created by President Barack Obama's health care ...
NTSB: determining derailment cause may take 6-18 months
Don't expect any quick and definitive answers on what caused that CSX train derailment in downtown Lynchburg yesterday. National Transportation Safety Board lead investigator Jim ...
Memorial Avenue Bridge will become part of the Greenway
The Memorial Avenue Bridge will officially become part of the Roanoke River Greenway as a mixed-use path is built. WFIR's Gene Marrano has more: 05-01 ...
Train derailment, fire occurred in front of many people, including the lunc...
Lynchburg officials say yesterday’s train derailment involved 15 CSX tanker cars, each carrying 30,000 gallons of crude oil. It happened near the intersection of 9th ...
