Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s been about one year since the Market on Melrose opened in Roanoke to tackle the issue of food insecurity and eliminate a food desert plaguing Northwest Roanoke for more than 40 years. There are many ways to define a food desert, but the USDA...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Schools across Virginia are receiving performance grades on how well they’re teaching students. Wednesday night, we told you about the School Performance and Support Framework - which hopes to hold schools accountable. And while the goal is clarity, some divisions say the new ratings have...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Fork in the Market reopened Thursday, six months after a grease fire damaged its kitchen and forced the popular Roanoke restaurant and bar to shut down. Located inside the historic City Market Building, the restaurant spent months rebuilding the kitchen from the ground up. Repairs totaled nearly...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s no secret Blacksburg needs more student and affordable housing options. But after a proposal to build a new apartment complex was on the table in the town council chamber, the request didn’t go any further in a five-to-two vote. Part of that decision...

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WFXR) After dozens of dead vultures were discovered in a creek bed near the intersection of Franklin Street and Dent Street, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) sent test samples to the University of Georgia’s Southeastern Cooperative Wildlife Disease Study. Preliminary results have...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A woman has created a nonprofit that aims to support families in Northwest Roanoke. The goal is to provide a safe place where children can go after school to get help with tutoring and learn other important life skills. The Small Blessings Children’s Outreach Center on...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ/Downtown Roanoke, Inc.) - The Roanoke Valley’s largest holiday celebration, Delta Dental Dickens of a Christmas, continues in 2025 for its 43rd year, taking place on the first three Friday nights in December. The 2025 event kicked off December 5 with the City of Roanoke Christmas Tree...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - After weather impacted its operations the last couple days, Meals on Wheels is back to delivering food to seniors in our hometowns. The snow we got earlier this week put a pause on the Meals on Wheels delivery operations, but Wednesday, we spoke with a volunteer about the importance of this...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — ABC 13 is hearing from residents after a gas leak led to their apartment being evacuated Tuesday night. It happened at the Spring Creek apartments in Forest. Roommates Grace Boundy and Brayden Bischoff began smelling gas a few days ago but were hesitant to...

ROANOKE, VA. (WFXR) – Roanoke’s Carilion Clinic is asking for the community’s help in making sure children and teens under their care have something to celebrate over the holidays through its “Bring Cheer to Children Hospitalized During the Holidays.” Anytime someone is in the hospital, it can be stressful,...