COVID-19 is still killing more than 300 Americans every day, the flu season is back stronger this...
Health and Medicine
The Grandin Theatre will host a local organization’s screening of a documentary that highlights an often-overlooked issue....
Ahead of a major anniversary, one volunteer paramedic explains why she volunteers. Darlene Gee has been a...
1 in 5 people in the U.S. are now classified as a family caregiver – that’s according...
Restoration and innovation were the words of the day to describe the NW Initiative at its unveiling....
By now you’ve probably heard about the respiratory virus known in shorthand as RSV, and how it...
A local disability advocate talks assistive technology amid national discussions about disability in public office. WFIR’s Emma...
A local coalition of social service and mental health agencies wants to assure local young people that...
Goodwill Industries of the Valleys will host a public information session about plans to transform northwest Roanoke....
Carilion Clinic will move its mental health outpatient services from South Jefferson Street near the hospital to...
An 11 year-plus battle to obtain a Certificate of Public Need from the General Assembly behind them,...
We are not out of the woods yet when it comes to COVID-19 and with the colder...
How are your bones doing? Tomorrow is “Osteoporosis Awareness Day” – and that’s just what an expert...
Making sure students in local schools and colleges – and adults looking for career choices – know...
The president of Black Folks Camp Too stopped in Roanoke to promote his cause. WFIR’s Ian Price...