Roanoke VA

The fifth annual Healthy Streets Healthy People event drew a crowd at Washington Park.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Spirit of Roanoke is getting a new temporary design before hitting the rails this summer. The Norfolk and Western 611 Steam Train’s new design is inspired by the original concept artwork for the American Freedom Train in 1976, with ten stars representing Virginia being the tenth state admitted

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — One person was taken to the hospital following a house fire on Saturday in Roanoke County that left two people and their pets displaced, according to firefighters. At 9:15 p.m., Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded to the 5000 block of Sunny Side Drive...

After a warm, toasty day, we will cool off into the upper 40s and low 50s this evening. These temperatures will occur right before sunrise. After dropping into the 60s after sunset, we will remain in the 60s until roughly 11 pm. If you are planning on heading out the...

ROANOKE, Va. — Norfolk & Western J class No. 611 will receive a red, white, and blue scheme to mark America’s 250th anniversary, according to a statement from the Virginia Museum of Transportation, the locomotive’s owner. No. 611 will wear the patriotic livery, inspired by the paint design of the American Freedom Train

A duplex explosion in northwest Roanoke left one person in critical condition Friday. The cause remains under investigation.

James Franklin and Virginia Tech picked up a Crystal Ball prediction for three-star cornerback Austin Barrett.

It was talked about for almost two decades – the need for the Presbyterian Community Center in Southeast Roanoke to build a larger, more modern building that would better enable PCC to expand its afterschool Pathways program, financial aid services and food pantry capacity. Today they cut a ribbon on the brand new 15,0

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Drivers on Orange Avenue in Roanoke may see delays next month as the city begins a major paving project on a portion of the road. Crews will begin repaving the stretch of Orange Avenue between 11th and 22nd streets in the coming weeks. Orange Avenue is...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Dust usually means something has been forgotten. But inside Jerald Young’s Franklin County garage, dust represents a father’s love. “I always wanted an older model car,” said Jerald. Jerald’s first love: a 1940 Ford Coupe, now in pieces, is waiting to be...