Roanoke VA

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – A police presence that grew to block multiple entrances at the LewisGale stand-alone emergency room on Ogden Road Tuesday morning has since cleared. The activity began around 5 a.m. when two police vehicles were seen blocking the Electric Road entrance to the facility. By 6 a.m., the response...

Throughout the day and well into the evening, what seemed to be a blanket of snow covered Roanoke. With snow comes ice that can make driving a little hard. Instead of driving, Addison Fowler and Noah Martin decided to get their steps in and walk to downtown Roanoke after a day of sledding.

In the past seven years, Buchanan has seen eight town managers come and go through its municipal building situated in the heart of the small town, tucked into a curve of the James River about 30 miles north of Roanoke. As for what, or who, has propelled this revolving door,...

Kenny Chesney packed a unit of his own blood in a red cooler in Roanoke on a cold morning in December. It was the kind of brittle cold that makes you cry, then freezes your eyelashes together with the tears. And it was the kind of red plastic cooler you’d find at Virginia Tech tailgates, except the top of this cooler...

Southwest Virginia continues its recovery from a recent winter storm as road crews shift their focus from major highways to residential areas, while authorities warn of new hazards for commuters. The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) has completed initial clearing of major routes, including Highway 220,...

BOTETOURT COUNTY, VA. (WFXR) – At 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 25, the Fincastle Volunteer Fire Department (FVFD) responded to a report of a structure fire in the 2700 block of Wheatland Rd. FVFD says the caller saw smoke coming from a wall and was unable to leave the house...

ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke Delegate Sam Rasoul is calling for the abolition of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following reports of a fatal shooting involving federal agents in Minnesota. In a series of social media posts Saturday, the Democratic delegate reacted strongly to the incident. “Federal agents...

Virginia man convicted in brutal 1992 strangling of Far Rockaway teen after DNA breakthrough Queens, NY – A 61-year-old man from Virginia has been convicted in the decades-old murder of a 15-year-old girl found strangled in the shared bathroom of a Far Rockaway apartment — a cold case cracked by…

(WFXR)- Here you will find additional closings and delays that may not appear on WFXR’s official closing and delays page. If you have a business or organization you would like to be included on this list, please email [email protected]. Alleghany Highlands Alleghany Highlands Public Schools will be closed...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - For the third year in a row, Roanoke Police Department held its annual awards celebration at the Berglund Center. Just to name a few, The Lifesaving Award went to Sgt. Corey Burchett, after he responded to a house fire in Roanoke in July of 2025. As people were trapped inside, explosions were...