Roanoke VA

Virginia takes its hot dog chili seriously, and a few old-school stands have kept the exact same recipe going for generations. These are the places where the sauce still tastes the way it did when your parents or grandparents grabbed lunch at the counter. Some of these spots have been...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Perfecting Unity Church is hosting its 16th annual Operation T.O.U.C.H. event. T.O.U.C.H. stands for Touching Others Using Caring Hands. There will be free food, a free clothing closet, kids activities, and family resources. Denise Tucker with Perfecting Unity Church says the event is meant to sho

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Pet Talk is a segment airing on 7@four each Wednesday. Landon Cox, Community Engagement Coordinator at the Roanoke Valley SPCA, joins 7@four to talk about how to avoid pet adoption scams. You can send us your questions through our website and ask professionals what you should...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Humidity will continue to increase on Thursday. As a cold front approaches from the west, showers and storms will arrive. Activity will be isolated on Thursday and more widespread Friday and Saturday. Rainfall could be heavy Friday into Saturday. Over the next week, up to an inch of rain is expect

ROANOKE, Va. – A local program is making it easier than ever for Roanoke Valley residents to help fight hunger — no major lifestyle changes required. Porch Roanoke collects food donations from neighbors across the valley once a month, moving food from front porches directly onto pantry shelves. For those who have been

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) said maintenance is a year-round responsibility to keep Virginia’s transportation system safe and reliable. No matter how hot or cold it is, if there’s a job to be done, VDOT will do it. “They were talking about it was so hot the past couple

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — The Blue Ridge Area Food Bank is preparing to bridge the gap for families who were robbed of the EBT money they needed to buy food this month. Volunteers spent the morning Wednesday sorting through truckloads of food, separating it into piles destined for different pantries, soup kitchens and sh

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Social isolation may shorten a person’s life by up to 15 years. That’s according to one study that showed loneliness can be deadly: and former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, among others, who has stressed the significant health threat. Rates of anxiety and depression rose...

The PowerPoint presenting the annual report was left out in a sparsely attended City Council meeting, with no mention of the many zeros filling out this year’s scorecard for federal Affordable Housing initiatives. The PowerPoint presenting the annual report was left out in a sparsely attended City Council meeting,...

Anthony Estrada co-founded One More Hug after losing his 12-year-old daughter to suicide in 2018.