Roanoke VA

BOTETOURT/CRAIG COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Crews are still working to tame the Lignite and Bald Mountain wildfires that have charred portions of Botetourt and Craig counties, according to the United States Forest Service. The Bald Mountain Fire:. 4,374 acres burned. 80% contained. Lignite Wildfire:. 180 acres burned. 95%...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The City of Roanoke is conducting a parking study of two areas to plan for future needs. One of those areas is Downtown Roanoke. They’re offering a survey focused on getting feedback from people who live, work, or visit the area. We spoke with some...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Shareholders at Norfolk Southern overwhelmingly voted in support of an $85 billion merger with Union Pacific. With changes likely coming to the railroad company, WDBJ7 spoke with a local railroad historian about what Norfolk Southern and its predecessor have meant to Roanoke over the years....

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Coffee Pot Roadhouse has served the people of the Roanoke Valley for almost 90 years, with 47 of those years under the current owner, Carroll Bell. While he said it’s been a great run, he believed it’s time for someone else to take over. “At some point in your life, […]

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - New research out of the University of Virginia confirms the nation’s first recorded death tied to Alpha-Gal, the tick-born allergy to red meat. It started with a mystery. A healthy 47-year-old dad in New Jersey suddenly collapsed after a backyard cookout and no one knew why.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Bedford County School Board has decided on what they plan to do about the Forest school zone redistricting. During the board's monthly meeting on Thursday night, the school board held its final vote on the Forest redistricting, which they had put off since May. School Board member...

ROANOKE, Va. – Flight cancellations continue to mount at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport as the government shutdown enters another week, affecting hundreds of local travelers daily while federal employees work without pay. About 300 passengers face cancellations each day at ROA, representing 10% of the airport’s...

Volunteers from Feeding Southwest Virginia and the Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce are working together to try to end food insecurity. “Food drives is our thing. And it’s our community’s thing because it’s a call to action that our community always steps up and helps,” said David Dantzler, from Feeding...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Life can be a long and mundane journey at times. But author and blogger Caitlyn Scaggs says there is beauty everywhere, and you don’t even have to look that hard to find it. Scaggs says you can find joy and excitement in the little things...

Residents in Bedford County, Virginia, may see more smoke this week. This is due to backburning operations on both sides of the Bald Mountain Wildfire in Craig and Botetourt counties. The Bedford 911 Communications Center has received more smoke-related calls. Officials ask the public to call 911 only for emergencies.