Roanoke County kicks off 2026 Food Truck Week!
ROANOKE CO., Va. – Bring your lunch appetite for Roanoke County Food Truck Week. If you missed the first celebration on Tuesday, you have two more opportunities on Wednesday and Thursday. Organizers got things started for the week at Waldron Park. In the past, the goal was to rotate...
Smith Mountain Arts Council holds 30th annual John and Trudy Faber Memorial Photography Contest...
Smith Mountain Arts Council's 30th annual John and Trudy Faber Memorial Photography Contest and Show was held May 15-17 at Kaleidoscope—The Gathering Place in Hardy. Assistant Professor of Visual Arts and Studio Art Program Lead Shawn O'Connor from Sweet Briar College served as the show's judge. Winning entries include
Heat wave continues Tuesday!
Today will be another hot one with temperatures in the 90s. Taking a look at yesterday’s records, we have actually broken or tied a few! Monday’s high temperature tied records in Lynchburg and Blacksburg, and set a new record in Danville. Here in Roanoke, we were just one degree off from tying our record.
Tuesdays of Honor: Warren Bernard Arrington
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s time for another Tuesdays of Honor and today we are highlighting Warren Bernard Arrington. We don’t know much about him, but a family member wants to honor him and that’s enough for us. He served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970. Bernard,...
Rocky Mount woman sentenced in fatal beating of eight-year-old stepson
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- A Rocky Mount woman will spend decades in prison in the beating death of her eight-year-old stepson. Mary Marie Everson was sentenced on Monday, May 18 to 70 years in prison with 37 years suspended. Everson, who was being held without bond, has an active sentence of 33 years. According to [
Roanoke City Council roundup: Zoning overhaul unfinished, tax exemptions approved
Roanoke City Council’s Monday meeting ran more than four hours and ended at 11 p.m. without action on a major zoning overhaul, leaving several speakers unheard and pushing decisions on housing rules, vape shops and data centers to a future date. A motion to extend the meeting failed because...
Roanoke City Council make amendments to Evans Spring Plan
ROANOKE, Va. – At Monday’s Roanoke City Council meeting, Roanoke City Council voted 7-0 to make amendments to the Evans Spring plan. The Evans Spring plan covers nearly 150 acres in Roanoke near the Melrose-Rugby area. The decision came much to the delight of the multiple speakers who...
Franklin County leaders to vote on county budget Tuesday
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – The Franklin County Board of Supervisors will vote on the county’s budget on Tuesday afternoon during its regularly scheduled meeting. Leaders have said this was a particularly difficult budget year as inflation continues to drive costs up across the board and the amount of money the county will
‘Tanglewood Crossing’: Tanglewood area receiving new storefronts, restaurants
ROANOKE CO., Va. – A new project in Roanoke County promises to change the flavor of the Tanglewood Mall area. It will also give us new places to shop and dine out. Earth Movers are already busy at a project called Tanglewood Crossing. It’s at the corner of Starkey Road and Route 419.
Firefighters put out flames in second story of home in Roanoke County
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Firefighters in Roanoke County worked together to put out a fire that started in a two-story home. According to Cave Spring Volunteer Fire Department, their crews, along with Roanoke County Fire & Rescue, were dispatched to a home on Dorset Drive for a reported structure fire on Tuesday.

















