Roanoke VA

SALEM, Va. (WFXR)- Feeding Southwest Virginia named Gina M. Crumbliss as its next president and chief executive officer. Crumbliss will succeed Pamela Irvine, who is retiring at the end of the year. "We are deeply grateful to Pan for 45 years of leadership and dedication to our neighbors and for...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)- Police in Roanoke are investigating a shooting that left one man injured. According to the Roanoke Police Department (RPD), officers responded to the 3400 block of Plantation Road NE around 1:15 p.m. on Wednesday, October 28. There, they discovered a man with non-life-threatening gunshots wounds. The wounded man was taken to the […]

ROANOKE, Va. – A new restaurant is coming to Tanglewood Mall. It’s a unique concept featuring freshly brewed coffee and barbecue. By early next year – an empty space near the east entrance of Tanglewood Mall will be full of something smoky, with a certain caffeinated vibe.

BOONES MILL, Va. (WDBJ) — Woods Farm in Boones Mill is scheduled to close Saturday, Oct. 31, joining a national decline in the number of farms. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows more than 2 million farms in the U.S. in 2017, with an 8% drop by 2024. Net farm income, adjusted for inflation, is down 5.5% compared to 2025.

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – With less than one week to go until the November midterm elections, the early voting window is narrowing, but Virginians are still turning out in high numbers to vote before Election Day. “It’s a beautiful day,” Roanoke County resident Carolyn Cecil said. “Blue sky and not a cloud in the sky, […]

A federal grant of about $24.8 million will pay for new test equipment, training for 2,000 workers and an innovation grants contest in Southwest and Southside Virginia, Cardinal News reported. The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded $24,791,450 to the region's additive manufacturing tech hub. It is known as AM2, which...

Dry weather continues through Halloween before rain chances increase Sunday and Monday.

Five businesses are open, along with the Moon Hollow coffee shop. The post The Local is open, reviving the old Cook’s Cleaners building in downtown Blacksburg. We took a look inside. appeared first on Cardinal News .

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Bedford County Sheriff Mike Miller is urging local leaders to establish strict regulations for marijuana retailers before recreational sales begin in Virginia, warning of potential risks to public safety and children. Miller presented a 32-page presentation to the Bedford County Board of Supervisors, arguing...

SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - Main Street in Salem is usually packed with shoppers and lunch crowds. But lately, those crowds have been replaced by closed-road signs and heavy machinery. “They just kind of showed up one day to do the work out there. It’s been going on for about three...