Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Roanoke Police Department confirmed with WDBJ7 as well as Roanoke City Public Schools Division publicly announced a swatting hoax took place as it initiated a hold & secure procedure across its schools on Friday morning. In a public statement on social media, the school division...

On Memorial Day, countless Americans in the Commonwealth and across the nation will honor the brave military personnel who made the ultimate sacrifice to protect our freedoms. Memorial Day serves as a time for reflection and remembrance, centered around American history and tradition. As many take the time to honor the

The math on the Roaring Run Loop Trail doesn’t make sense until you see it for yourself. This 1.7-mile path in Eagle Rock, Virginia somehow manages to squeeze in six waterfalls, which violates every reasonable expectation about waterfall-to-distance ratios. Most trails make you work for hours to earn one...

Botetourt County, VA — A bold new theatrical production, A Most Horrid Conspiracy, will debut May 28–31, 2026, shining a spotlight on a remarkable true story from the Revolutionary War—one rooted right here in Botetourt County. Storyteller, barrel maker, and spy John Wyatt—armed with a quick wit...

The ACC provided sheer chaos in 2025 and could bring even more this fall

BLACKSBURG, VA – A major change at Virginia Tech is raising questions as the university plans to relocate the remains of 61 people from its columbarium to another location on campus to make room for new development. But one local family says they were left with more questions than...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - WDBJ7 has learned a man was transported to a hospital after a collision involving a dump truck and a Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) tractor Thursday morning in Franklin County, according to Virginia State Police. The collision happened around 8:56 a.m. on May 21, 2026,...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - If you’ve noticed more ticks lately, you’re not imagining it. Health officials say tick activity is already spiking, and Lyme disease cases are expected to keep rising in 2026. The CDC reports emergency room visits for tick bites are at their highest for this...

A judge dismissed the criminal case against a former assistant principal who was accused of ignoring warnings before a 6-year-old student shot.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Nicolette Dishman is a first-grade teacher at New London Academy in Bedford County. She opened a thank you-note this spring as part of the Virginia Lottery’s Thank a Teacher campaign and found luck inside. Dishman was randomly selected as a Thank a Teacher grand prize winner and received $2