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Virginia is currently the data center capital of the world, but advocates say the industry’s massive resource consumption is outstripping current safeguards. With 371 data centers operating and more than 400 planned, the Commonwealth now holds more data centers than the country of China. Tim Cywinski, communications di

All lanes of Franklin Road are now open to traffic, according to the Roanoke County Police Department. All northbound lanes of Franklin Road at the intersection of Buck Mountain Road are closed due to a tractor-trailer crash. Drivers are asked to avoid this area if they can and find an alternate route.

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. – A dog died in a house fire in Bedford County on Saturday afternoon, according to the Forest Fire Department. At approximately 1:51 p.m., crews responded to a working fire on Goode Road and arrived to find smoke spilling from all sides of the roof. Firefighters located the fire in a room, extending

Brittany Mills, a mother of two from Rocky Mount, earned her high school diploma at Roanoke's Excel Center 19 years after leaving school. Next, she plans to tackle community college. The post Virginia’s first adult high school celebrates its first graduate appeared first on Cardinal News .

When you find yourself seriously hungry and just can’t seem to decide on one thing to eat, a good buffet is obviously where you go. Virginia knows this game well, especially when a place earns the kind of loyalty that makes repeat visits feel less like dining out and more like keeping an important appointment.

James Franklin was fired for the first time in his career in October 2025. Having studied his downfall, the Virginia Tech head coach has pointed out mistakes he made at Penn State that he would not repeat in Blacksburg. “One of the things that I think that I had really done a pretty good job of at Vanderbilt and at Pen

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Every city has its superhero — Gotham has Batman, Metropolis has Superman — and Roanoke now has someone calling himself The Roanoke Raven. A local masked man, who says he is an EMT and firefighter, is gaining traction on social media as he posts about projects he says are aimed at making the city

SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE, Va. (WFXR) – Smith Mountain Lake Marine Volunteer Fire Rescue responded to a boating accident Saturday night where they found four uninjured occupants grounded due to low water levels. Around 10:30 p.m. on July 11, firefighters responded to the area of B13 for reports of a boating accident. ​Two fi

MONETA, Va. – Four people were rescued following a boating incident that occurred at Smith Mountain Lake on Saturday night, Smith Mountain Lake Marine Fire Rescue said. SMLMFR said they responded to the area of B13 around 10:30 p.m. on Saturday for a reported boating incident. Upon arrival, they found a boat that had r

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office is requesting the public’s assistance in searching for a missing woman. Amber Marie Nance is described as 33 years old, 5′2″, 105, with blonde hair and blue eyes, according to deputies. Deputies say she lives in...