Roanoke VA

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Virginia’s mountain air feels damp and raw this morning as light snow begins to mix with rain across the higher elevations near Blacksburg. At 38 degrees, it is just cold enough for flakes to briefly stick...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A gas leak in the 1200 block of Hershberger NW blocked the area of Hershberger Rd. NW and Williamson Rd. NW Wednesday, according to the Roanoke Fire-EMS Department. Crews said the intersection was blocked midday Wednesday by fire apparatus, with assistance from the Roanoke Police Department,...

ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke City Public Schools is working to finalize the 2026-27 budget before a March 10 deadline as it faces a $16.5 million shortfall that could force deep program and staff cuts. The gap stems largely from a change in the city’s school funding formula that reduced...

Cities and counties across the United States are grappling with important decisions regarding addiction treatment programs. In Madison, officials postponed a vote on licensing a new opioid addiction clinic after a resident raised concerns about its proximity to the high school. The clinic, proposed by Acadia...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Hollins University’s education department will participate in the Teachers of Promise Institute for a second consecutive year, with the event scheduled for Feb. 27-28 at the Thomas Fulghum Conference Center in Midlothian, Virginia. The institute, founded in 2004, recognizes exceptional...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A house in fire Roanoke left one person injured and six people displaced, according to the Roanoke Fire and EMS Department. At 12:20am on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026 crews responded to reports of a home in the 2700 block of Brambleton Ave. SW with smoke. Crews said they arrived to see a fire coming...

James Franklin and Pitt head coach Pat Narduzzi engaged in a few recruiting battles throughout the years but expect a lot more now than Franklin is head coach at Virginia Tech. It appears as though one of their first will be for a top lineman from the WPIAL. Jon Sassic is a 2027 3-star offensive lineman from Central...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A multi-million-dollar effort is coming to Roanoke County. For the first time since the ’90s, the Hollins library is getting a makeover. The county has already finished renovations on the other 11 branches, so this will be the last one to get a major upgrade.

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Virginia starts the morning under a steel-gray sky as temperatures sit near 21 degrees in Blacksburg. A northwest wind drives wind chills down to around 11 degrees. Light flurries fade, but slick patches...

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