Roanoke VA

Roanoke County government offices closed for Labor Day on Monday, September 7, with the county advising residents to account for changes to services during the holiday. The closure affected county offices broadly, though the county's official notice signaled that specific services would be modified rather than simply s

MONETA, Va. (WSET) — Labor Day typically marks the final big holiday weekend of summer, with boaters getting in some of their last days on Smith Mountain Lake. But this summer brought different challenges for boaters and emergency crews as drought conditions caused the lake’s water levels to drop.

ROANOKE, Va. – The 540 didn’t just come together in one day - it took weeks of planning and preparation from our hard-working team here at 10 News. We wanted to take this time to show you some behind-the-scenes of the creation of The 540, as well as thank everyone who was a part of its creation.

Roanoke City Public Schools in Virginia is set to become the first in the state to invest in solar-and-battery-powered microgrids at its two high schools, which double as official disaster shelters. As climate change intensifies, communities around the country are looking for ways to better prepare for extreme weather,

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Beaver Dam Farm Sunflower Festival will feature a display of more than 400 American flags honoring first responders killed on Sept. 11, 2001. The display, called the 9/11 Field of Heroes, includes tags surrounding the flags showing their faces and information about them. Bill...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — OkraFest is back! This will be the fifth year for the annual celebration of harvest and urban farming at Lick Run Farms in northwest Roanoke. Okra is one of the most successful crops at the farm. There will be plenty of information and exhibits about urban farming and okra at the […]

Ask an Outfitter is a new segment that we have added to our Outdoors Bound franchise. We will bring you advice from experts in all areas of the outdoors — fishing, hunting, hiking, kayaking — you get the idea, anything you can do outdoors. We encourage you to email your outdoors questions to [email protected]. ROANOKE

The Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine is renovating and expanding its teaching hospital in Blacksburg. The hospital will remain open during construction. VMCVM is part of Virginia Tech, and its teaching hospital in Blacksburg sees over 16,000 dogs and cats a year, explains the college’s dean, Daniel Give

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The site of a Roanoke County farm that dates back to the 1830s is now covered with excavators clearing land for a housing development. For decades, Poage Farm stood out along U.S. Route 221 as a working farm, marking the region's agricultural history even as the area around it grew into an outskirt of the Roanoke metro