Roanoke VA

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Bedford County Sheriff's Office conducted a search of Bedford Primary School on Friday after a student apparently told classmates that he had a gun in his backpack, which turned out to be false. Superintendent of Bedford County Schools William Dupere sent a letter...

ROANOKE, Va. – Saturday Evening Update:. Tonight, our weather pattern will remain calm. A few clouds will roll in and act as a blanket, keeping our temperatures decently warm for the evening. Lows will drop down into the upper 40s to low 50s all around. As you are planning...

VINTON, Va. – One person is dead following a house fire that occurred in Vinton on Saturday, Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department said. RCFRD said they responded to the 600 block of E. Augusta Avenue around 2:55 p.m. after receiving reports of a structure fire. They arrived and found heavy smoke and fire coming...

(WDBJ) - March 20, 1985:. Libby Riddles became the first woman to win the Iditarod Trail Dogsled Race in Alaska. Riddles raced with a 13-dog team through blizzards; it took 18 days, 20 minutes, and 17 seconds, to win $50,000. The win helped put the race on the map as...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A tractor-trailer crash early Saturday morning caused a road closure in Roanoke County, according to authorities. Around 2:56 a.m., officers with the Roanoke County Police Department were dispatched to the 7900 block of Franklin Road for a report of a single-vehicle crash. When law...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Bedford County School board voted last week to close Stewartsville Elementary School – a decision that would potentially move hundreds of kids into new schools or temporary classrooms. Now, that decision is being challenged in court. Joy Powers, a Bedford County parent...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Plans for a casino at Roanoke’s Berglund Center are on hold for this year. But the city is still planning to do something with the building. Exactly what is still up for debate. Roanoke’s Entertainment District Focus Group—made up of city residents, business owners, and...

ROANOKE, Va. – Community throughout Southwest Virginia and farther turned on porch lights Friday night to honor Autumn Bushman, a 10-year-old who died by suicide after being bullied one year ago. Summer Bushman, Autumn’s mother, asked the community to switch on their porch lights at 9:15 p.m. Friday night...

The Western Virginia Water Authority is responding to growing concerns from residents about the region’s water supply as plans move forward for a proposed Google data center in Botetourt County. At a recent board meeting, locals raised questions about water levels at key sources such as Carvins Cove and...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – On March 19 at about 8:33 p.m., Roanoke police arrived at the Eureka Park area in response to a reported shooting. They found a man with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound at the scene. He was located in the 1400 block of Orange Avenue NW and immediately taken to a local hospital […]