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Rocky Mount Fest has been recognized with the 2026 Virginia Main Street Merit Award for Promotional Innovation, a statewide honor celebrating innovative district-wide initiatives that build community identity, attract visitors, increase economic activity, and strengthen downtown revitalization efforts. The award was pr

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WFXR) – Tuesday, June 30, was the last day of fiscal year 2025-26. In Montgomery County, it was revealed that Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) exceeded its legal spending authority by more than $3.5 million. New MCPS Superintendent Dr. Kelly Guempel spoke before the board and owned up to the

(WSET) — The Bedford County Sheriff's Office is looking for a missing 35-year-old. According to deputies, Kathryn “Kat” Hudson, a 35-year-old female, was last seen walking on Old Country Road in Bedford County on Monday. Hudson was last seen wearing a grey hoodie, grey leggings, and red, black, and white shoes.

CARROLL COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — One person was killed, and two others were seriously injured in an overnight crash on I-77 in Carroll County. It happened around 4:30 a.m. on June 28 at mile marker 11. Virginia State Police said a truck was headed south when it hit a deer. The occupants of the truck then got out and went t

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)—Hot temperatures and humid conditions will lead to triple-digit heat index values in parts of Southwest and Central Virginia on Wednesday. A Heat Advisory will be in effect on Wednesday for the Roanoke Valley, Central Virginia, Southside, and the Shenandoah Valley. A building ridge of high pressure

Temperatures are expected to reach the upper 90s today, with heat index values likely to reach 105. The extreme heat may tie or break temperature records, so please take extra precautions by drinking plenty of water, checking on neighbors, and taking plenty of breaks when outside. The high temperatures continue...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Roanoke Fire EMS Department successfully deployed a Chlorine B-Kit to stop a one-ton chlorine container leak at a water treatment facility in Covington. On June 26, members of the Roanoke Fire and EMS HAZMAT Team received a request from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management Region 6

You can buy new things anywhere. But the best finds come with history. These unbelievably cheap Virginia flea markets are where everything has a story, a place where you can find vintage treasures and old photographs. I have visited each one, and each time I have left with something I never knew I needed.

ROANOKE CO., Va. – A heads-up to anyone traveling on I-81: if you speed, you may have to pay a $100 fine; that’s because fines for the new VSP speed cameras were activated Wednesday. The cameras are located between mile markers 143 and 150 in Botetourt and Roanoke...

The Franklin County Volunteer Dive Team is going underwater. For 14 hours. Called the "14-Hour Underwater Fundraiser", the event, which will be held July 11 from 7 a.m. - 9 p.m. at the Franklin County YMCA in Rocky Mount, is an opportunity for the public to get an up-close look at how divers handle scenarios of public