Kennedy Park in northwest Roanoke on 19th Street is now Estelle H. McCadden Park, renamed for the...
Local Government, Civic Affairs and Education
Feeding Southwest Virginia is seeing a decrease in donations and a 30-percent increase in demand. The 31st...
Virginia’s AG highlights an uptick in an often-overlooked crime — and its costs. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has...
Virginia Western Community College and Radford University will sign an articulation agreement on Monday, May 1, that...
A new CTE center and the renovation of two elementary schools are Roanoke County Public Schools top...
Roanoke, Virginia (April 24, 2023) – Dr. Verletta B. White, Superintendent of Roanoke City Public Schools, was named...
A meeting at the Gainsboro library will reveal the plan for the long awaited Gainsboro Neighborhood Center....
Local Facebook Groups banding together to throw a Baby Shower for the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center. WFIR’s...
The iconic 1959 Jupiter rocket that sits out the Virginia Museum of Transportation just got a much-needed...
The City of Roanoke unveiled an historical marker this morning at Perry Park off Norfolk Avenue, honoring...
A VP for Shentel/Glo Fiber says happy citizens are the goal, and announces the company’s new commitments...
The Wiley Drive low water bridge that is often closed after heavy rain along the Roanoke River...
Thomas McCracken, the pastor at CommUNITY Church in Salem and a former school board member, has formally...
All five Roanoke County Supervisors were on hand this morning to announce a 130-million dollar budget proposal...
During his State of the Town Address, Vinton Mayor Brad Grose, says ground will be breaking soon...