Roanoke VA

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Rescue crews responded to Roaring Run Falls in Botetourt County to rescue a 12-year-old boy who had fallen from a cliff Saturday afternoon, according to the Fincastle Volunteer Fire Department. Fincastle Volunteer FD says it and other crews responded to to a reported injury at...

ROANOKE, Va. – After days of racing through the streets of Roanoke, the finish line is finally in sight. USA Cycling’s National Championships have come to a close, capping off a week that brought some of the country’s best riders — and thousands of visitors — to the city.

The annual Captain’s Choice Golf Tournament for first responders is being held Friday, July 24 at the Blue Ridge Golf Club. The tournament is free for all first responders. Lindsay Honeycutt, who helps organize the event, says the tournament gives first responders a good outlet to take a break from the demands of their

WNRN’s Dead Air V will bring more than 20 bands from across Virginia together at the Jefferson Center in Roanoke on Saturday, August 22, for an evening devoted to the music of the Grateful Dead. The rescheduled fifth edition of Dead Air begins at 7 p.m. in Shaftman Performance...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - In this week’s visit to the WDBJ7 Archive, we remember Josh Grisetti, who died this month at the age of 44. An actor who appeared on Broadway and in television shows with a national audience, Grisetti grew up in Franklin County. When we first met...

Monsoon storms can bring a serious danger: rising floodwaters that can quickly turn streets and roads into death traps — especially for drivers who try to push through.

Deer are certainly cute and all, but too many of them can make for a real problem. Residents in Roanoke, Virginia, say a growing deer population is destroying gardens, damaging merchandise, and raising the risk of tick-borne disease. Now they want the city to act. Casey Jones, owner of the Townside Gardens nursery in R

ROANOKE, Va. – In Roanoke on Saturday, Veterans from Melrose Towers were honored with special “Quilts of Valor.” The quilts were made thanks to efforts and donations from the Roanoke Valley Quilts of Valor group and Sirens and Salutes. Seven veterans were honored in the ceremony for...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — 7 PM Update: The Severe Thunderstorm Watch has been cancelled for the majority of our area. If any more storms form over eastern zones, the main threat will be damaging wind gusts. Heavy downpours and isolated large hail will also be possible. Make sure to have multiple ways to get alerts […]

Botetourt County, Va. – Dozens of people lined Route 220 in Botetourt County Saturday, holding signs and calling attention to a Google data center planned for the area — part of a national day of protest against AI data center development. The demonstration was one of more than...