Roanoke VA

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- (12:30 p.m.)- It appears one lane southbound is now open, with traffic moving slowly. —- ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- A section of Interstate 81 southbound is closed due to a multi-vehicle crash. All southbound lanes are closed at mile marker 144.3, according to the Virginia Department of Tra

ROANOKE, Va. – Volunteers are slowly finishing up the work that will have one family “Home for Good” in the near future. Two sponsors, Bug Man Exterminating and Marvin Windows, were working Wednesday at a home in Melrose Avenue. These partners, along with staff at Habitat for...

Last week, the city of Roanoke, Virginia, ended its brief and fumbled experiment with Flock Safety's Raven acoustic gunshot detectors (AGD) after 41 of the 75 approved devices had been installed—30 of them in the wrong locations. Roanoke isn't alone. Numerous other cities have canceled contracts with Flock or with Soun

ROANOKE, Va. – Police are investigating a shooting incident that left one man dead and another seriously injured, Roanoke Police Department said. RPD said they responded to the 3700 block of Grandview Avenue NW on Wednesday after receiving reports of a physical altercation that soon resulted in gunfire. Upon arrival, p

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia State Police have identified a 10-year-old boy who died Tuesday, July 28, 2026 in a crash on Route 220/Virgil H. Good Highway in Franklin County. Troopers confirm 10-year-old Julian Gillespie died at the scene. VSP responded to Virgil H. Goode Highway near Fork Mountain...

The 2026 Blues & Bayou Festival will bring the Sol Roots Trio to The Sedalia Center in Bedford County, Virginia, for an evening of New Orleans-inspired funk, deep blues, soul, food, and community fundraising. Local acoustic group Root 2 Music will open the event with its blend of folk and...

ROANOKE, Va. – The organization, commonly known as the RPA, relies on a $125,000 annual federal grant to fund its operations — a grant that is now expiring. Without a replacement funding source, the coalition may be forced to shift to an all-volunteer model, drastically changing how it operates.

For the first time in 17 years, Roanoke is redrawing elementary school attendance boundaries—not because schools are failing, but because the city itself has changed. For the first time in 17 years, Roanoke is redrawing elementary school attendance boundaries—not because schools are failing, but because the city itself

Roanoke residents saw smoke-filled skills and declining air quality as smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning across Canada drifted into Southwest Virginia. Roanoke residents saw smoke-filled skills and declining air quality as smoke from hundreds of wildfires burning across Canada drifted into Southwest Virginia, pr

The Barton Springs Pool in Austin, Texas, attracted more visitors last year than it had during any year in the previous decade. The storied natural swimming area with a view of downtown Austin drew nearly 1 million aquaphiles in 2025, up from the shallows of 2020, when 300,000 or so defied the pandemic to take a dip.