SEATTLE (AP) — Recent mass shootings have spurred Congress to try to improve the nation’s gun background...
Local Government, Civic Affairs and Education
(Roanoke County Schools release) Dr. Greg Killough, Superintendent of Roanoke County Public Schools, announced March 8 that...
March 14th is a big day for area non-profits. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more on Roanoke...
Children’s Assistive Technology Service changes lives one piece of equipment at a time. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno...
The League of Women Voters of Roanoke Valley and Roanoke County Public Libraries are co-sponsoring a special...
Roanoke City Manager Bob Cowell is reaching out to residents through a new blog. WFIR’s Denise Allen...
Live music on the free Star Line Trolley, a new “Writer By Bus” who will ride the...
The proposal for a cell tower in Fallon Park is now visible via renderings of what the...
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) – Lt. Gen. James Clapper is scheduled to speak at Roanoke College on “Ethics...
A ceremonial groundbreaking today for the new Fallon Park Elementary School in southeast Roanoke. The 21 million...
(Carilion release) Cynda Ann Johnson, M.D., founding dean of the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, has...
For some its “Heritage,” for others its “Hate.” The issue of renaming schools that honor the Confederacy...
WSLS-TV plans to move from its long-time downtown Roanoke studio to a former warehouse in the area...
First Roanoke County began to “Reimagine 419” – Tanglewood Mall and the surrounding corridor – now both...
For the 8th year Roanoke Children’s Theatre will tackle a difficult subject on stage with the support...