Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A multicultural festival, concerts and outdoor movies are among the entertainment options in the Roanoke Valley this weekend. Local Colors Festival is happening Saturday in Elmwood Park from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., starting with the Procession of Nations. The event will feature dance performances, musi

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ROANOKE, Va. – Clouds will decrease tonight allowing for more sun to return to the forecast on Friday. Partly to mostly sunny skies are on tap to end the work week and we will be dry. Lows tonight will fall into the 40s with highs tomorrow reaching the middle...

FRANKLIN CO., Va. – A nonprofit group in Ferrum is pushing for about $30,000 in county funding to improve a park they’ve been building, saying the funding has faced delays while similar projects elsewhere in Franklin County have moved forward with county dollars. The effort to improve Ferrum...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A big dance recital for Ardell Stone School of Dancing in Roanoke is just over two weeks away—but this week, the studio is suddenly closed. Now parents are scrambling to keep kids ready for the May 30th performance at the Berglund Center Performing Arts Theatre.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Franklin County leaders voted to pause their sweeping rezoning effort Wednesday, saying the draft ordinance wasn’t ready for public review after two years of work and hours of meetings. “I think that the document that was put out was not ready for primetime. It...

Spring practices are over across the country, and that means it's officially time to overreact. No conference or team is immune to the hype train, and today we're going to look at the ACC. Beyond a contender or two at the top, the ACC is one of the more wide-open...

Organizers on Thursday launched the Roanoke Region Food and Farm Trail, which aims to connect consumers to local food sources. Sites on the trail can be found through a database and website that list farms, farmers markets, farm-to-table restaurants and agritourism events in the greater Roanoke Valley. "The idea is...

Your out-the-door forecast Thursday morning calls for the jacket! Our cold front that passed through on Wednesday has brought in a much cooler morning!. We will also remain below average for our high temperatures, only reaching into the lower 60s. However, the air temperatures could feel a bit warmer because of the mos

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Franklin County Board of Supervisors hopes to have its fiscal budget finalized by the end of its next meeting on May 19. The board met with financial advisors to decide how it wanted to provide funding for a new fire apparatus and replace old school buses. Ultimately, board members […]