Roanoke VA

A 91-year-old Salem woman's account of reaching emergency help after a fall last year illustrates a regulatory battle now before the FCC, as WDBJ reports that Verizon is seeking approval to begin retiring copper-based home phone lines as early as October 23, 2026. Casimerette Meyer, who lives alone on a...

ROANOKE, Va. – A baby Virginia opossum that lost her tail after a traumatic start in life is getting a second chance — not in the wild, but as an animal ambassador at the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center. The young opossum arrived at the center as part of...

"The grant has been around for a few years. They are the first to utilize it for a solar microgrid instead of diesel."

BLACKSBURG – Hokie fans have two more opportunities to make their trip to Lane Stadium even more memorable as new Maroon & Orange Memories experiences are now available for Virginia Tech's upcoming matchups against Pitt on Friday, Oct. 2 and Georgia Tech on Saturday, Oct. 17. Designed to bring...

We’ll see a few clouds early followed by a good amount of sunshine this afternoon. Our high temperature climbs back into the low to mid 80s. High pressure will continue to build in through midweek, making for pleasant weather conditions. Lower humidity, sunshine and comfortable temperatures continue as well.

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – A proposal to build almost 350 homes on part of a historic Montgomery County property is attempting to move through the county’s rezoning process after more than a year of revisions. The status of the request is pending as a result of a Sept. 9 planning commission meeting. Stateson Homes

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia received more than 750 public records requests last year for trout stocking schedules, information some anglers use to arrive at streams and rivers before others do. The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources sends hatchery trucks across the state each year to release thousands of trou

ROANOKE, Va. – Julie Casey never set out to build a bakery empire. She simply wanted a creative outlet after leaving the workforce to care for her son. Today, Casey is the owner of Bread Run Roanoke, a local baking business known for its rotating menu of breads, pastries and desserts — and for Casey’s popular social me

The following is a list of forecasted highway projects that may impact traffic traveling in the 12-county Salem Transportation District this week. Work schedules and construction project timelines are always subject to change and weather dependent. New information is noted by “New” and updates are noted when a current

SALEM, Va. – On Monday, the Virginia Department of Transportation announced that three lanes are now open for travel on I-81 between exits 137 and 141 in Roanoke County and Salem. This widening project is part of the ongoing Interstate 81 Corridor Improvement Program. VDOT also highlighted the following...