Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)- Folk-punk legends Violent Femmes are making a stop in Roanoke this summer as part of their “45 Years of Violent Femmes” tour. The acoustic-driven group formed in 1981 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Two years later, their self-titled debut album was released with notable tracks “Blister in the Sun” and “Add it Up.” The […]

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The 65th International Street Fair returns to Alumni Mall at Virginiga Tech Sunday, April 26. Visit the booths and be transported to countries with demonstrations, cultural displays, and music put on by students at Virginia Tech. Phoebe Zhang and Shristi Chakraborty, two students on the Council...

Lightshift Energy and the Blue Ridge Power Agency, a Virginia power wholesaler for municipal and cooperative electric utilities, announced plans on Thursday to deploy about 25 MW of distribution-connected energy storage at five sites owned by three BRPA member utilities. Each 5-MW project is expected to come online this year, they said.

Skydiver Pasha Palanker reflected on what happened during his chilling Lane Stadium entrance during Virginia Tech's spring game on Saturday.

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MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Paying five extra pennies a month on real estate taxes may not sound like much. But for some Montgomery County residents, county leaders say the increase could still be tough to absorb. With a 5-2 vote, the Montgomery County Board of Supervisors approved a higher...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month. YOVASO, which stands for Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety, works year-round to push driving safety. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the number one cause of death for teens is “unintentional accidents,” which includes motor vehicle crashes. That’s why YOVASO was […]

The city of Roanoke uprooted hundreds of mostly Black residents through its urban renewal projects during the 20th century. Now the city is wrestling with what it can do to restore some of those communities — at the same time as it faces budget cuts and other problems. Roanoke's...

It’s been lighting up Virginia’s sky since 1949. One city in Virginia has its own mountain, and at the top of that mountain sits the world’s largest freestanding illuminated man-made star. It stands 88.5 feet tall, weighs 10,000 pounds, and every night it switches on above the...

In just moments, what started as a single crash turned into a chain-reaction emergency. Deputies were already responding to one car crash when a second crash happened at the same scene. A good Samaritan had pulled over to help, but was hit by another vehicle. The impact pushed the good...