Roanoke VA

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WSET) — The Christiansburg Police Department is mourning the loss of one of its own. The department posted to social media Tuesday evening, saying they were honoring K9 Rango, partner and friend of Christiansburg Police Officer Adam Abdelaziz. "It was a special moment to recognize that the...

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – Improvements are coming to the North Main corridor in Rocky Mount after the town secured an $800,000 state grant aimed at revitalizing one of its main gateways. The funding, awarded through the U.S. Department of Housing and Community Development, will support exterior upgrades for local...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)—WFXR News highlights pets available for adoption at area shelters in our weekly segment, Furry Friends! This week, on Tuesday, February 24, Aimee Brown with the Franklin County Humane Society brought Pandora in for Furry Friends! Pandora is a two-year-old medium-sized bulldog mix with the biggest...

The home has been on the state and national historic registries for more than 30 years. A 200-year-old farmhouse that once anchored a plantation in Northeast Roanoke could be spared after a builder initially proposed razing it to make room for more than 50 new homes. Contractor Sullivan Moore said...

Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) has been awarded a grant from the Virginia Department of Emergency Management (VDEM) to upgrade its emergency shelter capacity at Patrick Henry High School and William Fleming High School by building a solar-powered microgrid with a battery energy storage system. Generating power...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency has released an updated map which shows changes in which Roanoke County neighborhoods are impacted by flooding. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more. FEMA has released a mapping application featuring new, preliminary flood maps for Roanoke, Roanoke County and Salem. Nickie...

Some dishes just stick with you. That creamy bowl of comfort that keeps people coming back year after year, talking about it like it’s their best-kept secret, even though everyone knows. Virginia has one such legend, and it lives inside a dining room where elegance meets down-home flavor. We’re...

BLACKSBURG, Va. – It’s well known that Blacksburg has many issues when it comes to housing. Availability, affordability and quality are all concerns among students and locals. 30 years ago, if you wanted to rent one of these apartments behind me, it would cost roughly $500 to $600....

ROANOKE, Va. – Last July, Melrose Plaza opened its doors to much celebration. Fast forward to today and the Plaza is still offering up unique experiences and acting as a premier one-stop shop in Roanoke. “We see more visitorship; people are attending our programs,” Director of Community Engagement for...

Kathy Cohen will run for a seat on the Roanoke City Council as an independent this year, citing school funding, public safety and economic viability as three main issues she plans to address in her campaign. A former rabbi at Temple Emanuel — and the temple’s first female rabbi —...