Tick borne illnesses are on the rise and it’s not just Lyme disease. As WFIR’s Denise Allen...
Environment and Outdoors
The Clean Valley Council is hosting their second annual “Rethink, Reuse, Repair” Fair on Saturday, giving residents...
The Roanoke Diversity Center and its sports division, Blue Ridge Pride Sports, are hosting the 5th annual pride...
A finalist from “America’s Got Talent” and a Guinness-certified unicyclist will help turn downtown Roanoke into a...
The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center wants your aluminum beverage cans. Tomorrow is the kickoff of the nonprofit’s...
Roanoke College became a Bee Campus this spring. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports a group of...
You don’t have to leave the country or even the region in which you live to...
Solarize Roanoke is back until July 15 – a program offering deep discounts and an approved Roanoke...
ROANOKE, Va. (WFIR) – Roanoke Parks and Recreation is launching into April with a full lineup of...
Layman Family Farms is trying something new this spring. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells us the...
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (March 24, 2025) – Two separate brush fires in Roanoke County are now fully...
Botetour County has a new tool in its arsenal for directing people to its outdoor amenities. Let’s...
The Mill Mountain Zoo is back to its seven days a week warm weather schedule. The nonprofit...
The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center has grown into a regional center which helps wildlife recuperate and get...
Virginia is one of the leading states in solar power. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports not...