Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, VA – What if you had to walk a mile in the shoes of women facing the daily challenges of finding childcare, safe housing, and support in recovery?. Those are the real-life barriers many women in our community face every day—and next week, you’ll have the chance to walk a mile in their shoes.

WDBJ7 Katrina Archive Footage Roanoke Interfaith Coalition Helping Rehabilitate a Home.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Construction is underway in Blacksburg on a greenway along Meadow Brook Drive, connecting all things outdoors throughout the town. The Meadowbrook Greenway will connect access to Heritage Park and Brush Mountain, giving hikers, bikers, and travelers alike a safer way to visit their favorite...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Across the county and commonwealth, a lot of families are already back in the fall swing of things, with school back in session, but many will sneak in one last summer hurrah on this long Labor Day weekend. Although AAA is not expecting record travel like we saw earlier this summer, […]

UPDATE 6:58 P.M. – Roanoke Police say the driver and passenger of the motorcycle were also taken to the hospital with minor injuries. ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Roanoke Police Department says one person is dead and several more are injured after a crash on Williamson Road Saturday. Police responded to the three-vehicle...

BUCHANAN, Va. – Lieutenant Governor Winsome Earle-Sears stopped in the Roanoke Valley on Saturday as part of her campaign to be Virginia’s next governor. Earle-Sears brought “Operation Defend and Deliver” to Buchanan by touting Governor Glenn Youngkin’s administration’s record on the economy and public safety. She...

ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke City Public Schools is hosting a grand opening of its Community Empowerment Center at Booker T. Washington, providing essential services not only for students but for the whole family. The Community Empowerment Center is exclusively available to families with students enrolled in Roanoke City...

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — The 2025 Annual Roanoke Labor Day Parade returns to Downtown Roanoke on Saturday. The parade begins on Campbell Ave., and starts at 12:00 p.m. For more up-to-date information, you can go to the America Works Facebook page.

Roanoke, VA – It’s been an abnormally cool August, and the trend appears likely to continue into September as well. We’ll still be in the 70s for the entirety of this week, with partly cloudy skies to go along with it. Temperatures will run nearly 10-15 degrees below average at times.

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — Four people and a dog were displaced after a house fire Saturday morning, firefighters say. Around 6:51 a.m., the Roanoke Fire EMS Department responded to reports of smoke in the 2200 block of Russell Ave SW. When crews arrived, they reported finding heavy fire that...