Roanoke VA

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - We’ve been discussing it for weeks that we are in a drought. Despite recent rain, we need more and a lot of it. The dry stretch has our bodies of water below normal levels. Carvins Cove, which supplies drinking water for most of the...

This morning, we have experienced some of the coolest temperatures that we will see all week! Thanks to a trough digging into the East Coast and a high-pressure system bringing in a Canadian air mass, we were on the cooler side this morning. We will quickly rebound tomorrow into the 80s as we shift to more seasonal tem

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — On Tuesday, the Roanoke Police Department announced the arrest of one of the men injured in a shooting outside a Northwest convenience store and gas station. Police said on May 26, at approximately 6:16 p.m., officers responded to the 1800 block of Cove Road NW...

TROUTVILLE, Va. (WFXR)- Firefighters from multiple departments battled an early morning house fire in Troutville. The two-story home, located in the 200 block of Sunset Hill Lane, was showing heavy fire when crews arrived on scene at 1:15 a.m. on Tuesday, June 2. All of the home’s occupants made it out safely, but are

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — One person has been displaced, and two cats are dead following a house fire in Fincastle early Tuesday. Around 1:15 a.m., the Fincastle Volunteer Fire Department was dispatched to the 200 block of Sunset Hill Lane for a reported structure fire. First arriving units...

BEDFORD, Va. – The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality says Bedford Water violated wastewater guidelines at multiple facilities, including the Bedford Treatment Plant, Pump Stations 1 through 5, and the Lake Vista Pump Station. Bedford Water’s agency says the problems occurred when heavy rain caused overflows,

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)-The body of a 15-year-old swimmer was recovered from the Roanoke River. According to officials, first responders began looking for the missing swimmer earlier on Tuesday, June 2. The child was reported missing at Piedmont Park. The child’s death appears to be an accidental drowning. Look to WFXRtv.c

Swift, a southpaw with two years of eligibility remaining, is the first to enter the transfer portal.

The ceremonial escort route for Fallen Deputy Logan Utt started in Roanoke, VA to Mount Airy, NC.

Virginia Tech governing board member John Rocovich has refused to resign after Gov. Abigail Spanberger removed him last week after 16 years. Rocovich stated in a four-page letter addressed to the Secretary of the Commonwealth that he will not resign before his term ends on June 30, 2027. There was no sign of him at […]