Roanoke VA

Residents' frustrations are growing as a new task force begins its discussions toward new solutions. Roanoke’s debate and frustration over its homelessness predicament boiled into an act of public defiance last week. After a contentious meeting about the issue at Crystal Spring Grocery in South Roanoke Oct. 8, a...

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WDBJ) - Rocky Mount Police requesting the public’s assistance in searching for a missing man. Charles Shane Pritchard was born August 11, 1976 and is described as 6′, 160 pounds, with blue eyes, according to Rocky Mount Police. He was last reported seen Sunday, October 12, according to police....

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Clarence “Bill” Wenzel, a World War II veteran and retired Navy pilot, never set out to live a century. “I look back on all my years, it’s just a lot of remembering. A lot of remembering,” said Bill. But somewhere between a hilltop in Norwalk, Connecticut, where he first watched […]

FRANKLIN CO., Va. – The Moneta Volunteer Fire Department announced Tuesday night that it was working a fire at the Bridgewater Condos. According to officials, Engine 8 and Truck 8 are currently operating on a working fire in Franklin County alongside units from Franklin County Fire and EMS and Smith Mountain Lake...

75 year old Everett Price has been found safe, according to the Virginia State Police. The senior alert has been cancelled. Price was reported missing from his home in the 200 block of County Drive in Christianburg yesterday. He suffers from a cognitive impairment, which prompted the Virginia State Police to issue a...

ROANOKE Va. (WFXR)- Total Action for Progress is holding a remembrance event for Sabrina Reed, a victim of domestic violence who was murdered more than 20 years ago. The Sabrina Reed Remembrance Event and Benefit will take place on Saturday, October 25, from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at The Train Station on Jefferson...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A father was arrested after a gun was found in his child’s backpack at a private daycare center Monday, October 13, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Daycare staff contacted the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office at 8:30 a.m. after discovering a firearm...

ROANOKE, Va. – Another pit stop to fuel your day has been added in Roanoke with a brand new Dunkin Donuts opening up Tuesday along Orange Ave. Located near the Holiday Inn and Starbucks, Dunkin’s latest location in Roanoke is nestled in an area with plenty of commuter traffic. Staff celebrated the grand opening with...

VINTON, Va. (WDBJ) - Outrage is growing online as people fight for justice for a dog that was so severely neglected, he had maggots coming out of his skull and had to be put down. Meanwhile, a local business operator stated that the outrage is being unfairly directed at his...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — A low pressure system off the coast of the Carolinas will continue to track northwards along the Mid-Atlantic coastline over the next day. Patchy light rain/drizzle on the outer edges of this system will still be possible this evening into tonight and maybe into Monday. The best chance for this...