Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Virginia High School League (VHSL) has proposed class changes for some of our hometown schools. The VHSL is looking to implement the following changes,. Patrick Henry: Class 5D to Class 6A. Amherst Co.: Class 4D to Class 3C. E.C. Glass: Class 4D to Class 3C.

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Dozens of Botetourt County residents packed the county administration building Monday afternoon as local leaders split on a controversial water line permit request. The Western Virginia Water Authority is seeking approval for a nearly 4,000-foot pipeline project. While authority officials

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Have you ever gone downtown just to grab a quick lunch, only to spend more time worrying about parking than enjoying your meal? Well that could soon be a thing of the past. Roanoke City officials are proposing changes that would make downtown on-street parking free. The proposal would remove all [

(WSET) — Here's a map of severe weather/wind damage reports from Monday. This map does not contain all local storm reports, but it will give you a good idea where the highest number of damage reports are clustered. Monday’s storms were from a “Mesoscale Convective System," or MCS, which...

WASHINGTON, August 10, 2026 – ZiTel will take over a troubled Virginia broadband project, inheriting 14,547 potential customer locations and a construction schedule that leaves the provider less than a year to meet its first major deadline. The provider has been approved to take over RiverStreet Network’s unfinished br

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Hosted by the Montgomery Museum of Art & History, Heritage Day is an annual community event that celebrates the history, culture, and traditions of Montgomery County and the Appalachian region. This year it is being reimagined with an expanded focus on Appalachian lifeways and food traditions,...

Great news! Drivers now have more room to accelerate and enter Interstate 81 with two new ramp extensions recently opened in the New River Valley. The I-81 southbound 94 entrance ramp (VA‑99 – Pulaski) in Pulaski County was extended about 950 feet, helping drivers reach near-interstate speed while merging into traffic.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Anyone looking to address the persistent rural healthcare challenges in our hometowns and beyond must confront three fundamental obstacles: a critical shortage of medical facilities, the daunting distances patients must travel to reach care, and a lack of available medical personnel. The dispar

VINTON, Va. (WDBJ/Town of Vinton Press Release) - The Vinton Town Council has adopted an ordinance amending Chapter 62 of the Vinton Town Code. The purpose of the ordinance is to establish local trespassing provisions and provide additional tools for protecting private and town-owned property, according to the Town of

BEDFORD, Va. – Bedford County, Virginia, is turning heads — and earning national recognition. Southern Living magazine has named it one of the best places to live in Virginia and one of the top spots in the state to enjoy the outdoors. Nestled beneath the Peaks of Otter...