Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Fork in the Market is changing ownership less than a year after reopening from a fire that caused the bar to close for six months. Several months after reopening, they are now changing owners from the Trinkle family to the new manager, Brandon Blevins, who has been working at the bar for 10 of the

Ellie Corns of Dublin was the winner of the Virginia Royal Elite Open State Pageant, held at the Holiday Inn Valley View in Roanoke this past weekend. There were 72 contestants and the four-year-old from Dublin won the title of 2026 Virginia’s Royal Elite Overall Miss. She is the daughter of Tori and Jarred Corns.

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Smith Mountain Lake Pirate Days will take place at a new venue, according to the Smith Mountain Lake Pirate Days Facebook page. The Pirates Ball will take place at Mango’s Bar & Grill Friday, July 17 at 7 p.m. with live music by SupaFly 5. Costumes are encouraged but not required.

Leesburg (VA), by way of Kentucky, three-star wide receiver Cam Wade wasn't someone that had a long recruitment with Virginia Tech. After relocating to the state a few weeks ago and enrolling at Loudon Sports Academy, the Hokies entered the mix. After an official visit to Blacksburg this weekend, the...

BEDFORD, Va. (WSET) — Standing at the National D-Day Memorial in Bedford, Virginia, you're surrounded by the names of those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. June 6th, 1944, the day that they died so that freedom would not. "The sacrifices they made, there's no way you...

This spring, Virginia Tech added a pivotal piece to its 2027 recruiting class with St. Frances Academy (MD) three-star safety Elijah Butler choosing the Hokies over Auburn and Florida, among others. "It is good down there," Butler told 247Sports National Analyst Brian Dohn at the time of his commitment. "It's...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Eighty-two years after Allied forces stormed the beaches of Normandy, the legacy of D-Day lives on not only in history books, but right here in our hometowns. This week, WDBJ7’s Melissa Gaona had the privilege of sitting down with two local veterans who took part in...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Summer-like heat will persist through the remainder of the weekend, with a chance of showers and thunderstorms on Sunday. A few storms could become strong. Partly cloudy skies are expected overnight, with temperatures falling into the 60s by Sunday morning. A front will drop in from the north on S

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office announced the passing of former Deputy James Clayton Ware. Ware worked for the sheriff’s department from 2004 to 2012 in the Corrections Division after retiring from a long career in engineering at New Bold Corporation. The sheriff’s office...

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. – Virginia’s first onshore wind farm is no longer just a vision. The Rocky Forge Wind Project, located along North Mountain in Botetourt County, is now visibly under construction — with turbines already standing as the project moves closer to producing power later this year.