Roanoke VA

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has released a mapping application featuring new, preliminary flood maps for the Roanoke County region, according to a county spokesperson. Roanoke County residents are encouraged to review the updated maps to identify any changes affecting...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – A former captain in Franklin County’s Department of Public Safety has filed a federal lawsuit alleging sex-based discrimination, harassment and retaliation within the department. Rena Clark Jennings, who previously served as captain of operations, filed the 22-page complaint in federal court...

UPDATE: As of 7:00 a.m., there are no more reported outages. ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – 3,317 people in the north Roanoke area experienced a power outage Feb. 23 at approximately 10:20 p.m. The Appalachian Power Company (ACPo) says that restoration is expected by Feb. 24 at 6:30 a.m. The cause is currently unknown.

The union representing a majority of the employees at the Yokohama Tire plant in Salem says the plant will close March 18 under an agreement reached last week with the company. Employees who work through the closure date will be paid through March 31, according to a social media post...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Richmond, Va. – A milder start to March is setting up across Virginia, with warmer-than-normal temperatures favoring mostly rain from Sunday, March 1, through Thursday, March 5. According to NOAA’s 6-10 day...

Bedford, Va. – In Bedford they run a pretty tight ship at the Bedford Wolfpack Junior ROTC program. The man behind that mission is a man who has been on many, overseas and in harm’s way. Lieutenant Colonel (R) Matthew Payne is the senior army instructor. And by...

A local police department has cleared a group of white teens whom a Virginia Tech Professor accused of racially attacking him when they blasted rap music and dumped snow near his home. Dr. Onwubiko Agozino, a sociology professor at the Virginia university, claimed in a Feb. 10 police report that...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The Federal Emergency Management Authority (FEMA) is considering a new, preliminary flood map for our region. Currently, this is a mapping application and local FEMA offices are calling on residents to be involved with the flood map change application. Roanoke County staff will hold two open...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Four people are displaced and a cat is missing after an early-morning fire in Roanoke County. At 3:42 a.m., Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded to the 7200 block of Woods Crossing Dr. in the Cave Spring area for reports of a structure fire at Woods Crossing townhomes.

ROANOKE, VA. – Williamson Road is looking a lot different lately – and people who live, drive, and run businesses there are starting to feel the impact. Since last fall, Roanoke has been testing a major safety improvement project along Williamson Road, from Pocahontas Avenue to Angell Avenue. Crews added a center...