Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The City of Roanoke has chosen Laura Carini as its next City Attorney, effective March 1. Carini joined the Roanoke City Attorney’s office in 2012 and has served as Deputy City Attorney since 2024. She is an experienced municipal attorney with expertise in Virginia municipal law, governance,...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Schools around the area have been closed for over a week now due to the winter storm. Most schools have implemented remote learning. However, Bedford County Schools have relied only on traditional snow days, with no plan to shift to remote learning. The state...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)– A new Virginia Tech study is set to start this spring to help smokers quit by focusing on the future. The study is being funded through a grant from the National Cancer Institute at the Fralin Biomedical Research Center at Virginia Tech. It’s being led by Jeff Stein, who has studied substance […]

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Amtrak ridership is rising across the Commonwealth, with nearly 1.1 million Virginians riding the train through September, according to data from the Virginia Passenger Rail Authority. The figure represents an increase of more than 8% from the first three quarters of 2024 and a nearly 60%...

ROANOKE, Va. – A teen was arrested on Monday after crashing a stolen vehicle and attempting to evade law enforcement, Roanoke Police Department said. RPD said they were notified of a possible stolen vehicle at the intersection of 10th Street NW and Hunt Avenue NW around 11:46 a.m. on Monday. After confirming the...

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On January 22nd, Montgomery County Public Schools celebrated the opening of the new GO TEC Career Connections Lab at Christiansburg Middle School with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour. The exciting event included student equipment demonstrations, a band performance, and food catered by the consumer science students...

(WFXR)- Here you will find viewer photos of the winter storm, Jan. 31-Feb. 1, submitted to WFXR through Megaphone. Share your snowy images with us at https://www.wfxrtv.com/report-it-to-wfxr-news/.

A string of stolen cars including two in Russell County led to the arrest of a Salem, Virginia man. Ernest Scott Barton, 48, reportedly crashed in one of the vehicles found in the town of Cleveland. The other vehicle was stolen from a residence in Abingdon. Investigators found Barton at...

Congratulations to all the winners and top finishers in Blue Ridge Outdoors Magazine’s 2026 Best of the Blue Ridge Awards! The Roanoke Region in Virginia’s Blue Ridge is well represented, with many unique local businesses and experiences earning top honors. Many local businesses, events, outdoor trails and parks,...