Roanoke VA

Aviation community The Pilot Club has announced the launch of their new Flightsim Pilot Mentorship Program. The program is aimed at connecting virtual pilots of various skill levels and provide training programs and learn more about flight simulation together. Members are matched with ‘seasoned flightsim...

Editor’s Note: There are always at least two ways of looking at things; if you’re a poet, sometimes 13! (Read Wallace Stevens’ 13 Ways of Looking at a Blackbird.) The speaker in this poem conceives of life as being simultaneously momentary and infinite, suggesting that the truth of our existence embraces these...

BLACKSBURG, Va. — Ten high school students touring Virginia Tech were injured Thursday after a utility grate collapsed, sending them falling about 6 feet onto a concrete surface, university officials said. The incident happened near Pamplin Hall about 9:30 a.m. when the group from Washington County Public Schools...

ROANOKE, Va. – Car enthusiasts from all across the region flocked to Downtown Roanoke to take part in the Star City Motor Madness Car Show on Saturday afternoon. The event, which is in its 24th year, began on Friday with an informal car show and a bit race at the Virginia Museum of Transportation.

ROANOKE, Va. – Today we will continue with heat and humidity, which will fuel showers and storms later on this afternoon. Temperatures will rise into the upper 80s by 12 PM. Our average for this time of year is 87 degrees. We haven’t seen in a very long time! More seasonable temperatures are on the way for the latter...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke’s largest day shelter is celebrating a major milestone as it collects funding for a new care center. Melissa Woodson, the executive director of RAM House (Roanoke Area Ministries), joined us on Here @ Home to discuss the project. Watch the interview for more information...

Virginia Tech has announced a $15 million estate gift from Helen Dessin Spurr and Frank Arthur Spurr Jr. will support the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine. The bequest will establish an endowed research fund named in recognition of the donors. The fund will provide seed grants for researchers and...

Three of the students were taken to the local hospital for further examination

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Crews in Bedford County saved a home from collapsing after intense rainfall. The Bedford County Special Operations Command joined other agencies in responding to the home, where they were able to stabilize the structure and ensure the family's safety. The fire marshal and building...

ROANOKE, Va. – Not much looks to change for us this weekend. Both Saturday and Sunday will start out dry with patchy fog and/or hazy sun, but as the clouds bubble up in the afternoon, better chances for scattered showers and storms will again enter the picture. And that chance for rain will continue into the evening...