Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) - A Roanoke woman allegedly involved in a COVID-19-era fraud scheme was arraigned Sept. 16 in federal court. Jazmin Jennings, 38, reportedly defrauded two separate COVID-19-era government programs then lied on her taxes, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office, Western District of Va. First, court d

ROANOKE, Va. – Chris’s Coffee & Custard is getting closer to opening its new location at 6426 Merriman Road SW, with the owners holding an open house to give the community a first look at the space. Owner Beth Woodrum said the business has been closed for more...

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ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Roanoke County Police Department is investigating after a robbery that left one person injured on Saturday. The department said it responded to the 4300 block of Garst Mill Road around 3:30 p.m. on September 26. One person had suffered a gunshot wound and...

BOONES MILL, Va. (WFXR) – The Town of Boones Mill received a $157,300 Preservation Trust Fund Grant from the Virginia Outdoors Foundation (VOF) to create Carter Park, a greenspace in its downtown area. Carter Park will contain two acres of land between the bank branch and Maggodee Creek, according to town leaders. It’s

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A Roanoke culinary tradition marking 20 years strong returned this weekend, offering what organizers are calling the “biggest, fattest Greek drive-thru you’ve ever seen.”. While the days of walking the festival grounds are in the past, community members can still enjoy traditional Greek flavors,..

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Officers are at the scene of a crash involving a tractor-trailer and a train Saturday morning, according to the Roanoke County Police Department. On Sept. 26, officers reported that the crash happened near the intersection of Garman Road and Garman Circle. Due to the crash,...

SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - Southwest Virginia Pride brought people together at the Salem Civic Center to celebrate and discuss a constitutional amendment on the November ballot that would remove Virginia’s ban on same-sex marriage. Virginia’s Constitution currently prohibits same-sex marriage, though the ban is not enforceabl

ROANOKE, Va. – For the second year, the Roanoke community is being treated to a little taste of Europe through the “Big Fat Greek Festival.”. Organizers got to share some unique Greek cuisine by way of a drive-through and will do so all weekend. Funds raised from the...

OUTER BANKS, NC (WAVY) – For Roanoke couple Jayden Sink and Kimberly Laprad, Friday was supposed to be their big day. After getting engaged in December of last year, the couple began planning their beach wedding on the Outer Banks.   “We very quickly came to the understanding that Kim really wanted a beach wedding,” […