Roanoke VA

(WSET) — The Bedford Fire Department said there was a vehicle fire on Monday. At 11:09 a.m., Company 1 was dispatched to the 8000 block of Forest Road for a report of a vehicle fire. "BCoFR Medic 14-6 was first to arrive on scene to find an SUV with...

BEDFORD CO., Va. – Update:. A Bedford County mental health and substance abuse business is at the center of a neighborhood zoning dispute — and the fight is far from over. Mainstream Mental Health Services was issued a zoning violation by Bedford County, ordering the business to stop operations. The county opened an in

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Dozens of young women from across the commonwealth are ready to dazzle and compete for $80,000 in scholarships and the titles of Miss Virginia 2026 and MissVirginia’s Teen 2026 during the June 25-27 competition at the Berglund Center for the Performing Arts. Miss Virginia 2025, Madison Whitbeck, a

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The City of Roanoke is stopping work on installing some of its 75 gunshot detectors after officials said 16 devices were installed in locations not approved by City Council. The city said the devices will cover a nearly 2-mile radius. Roanoke officials said the devices detect...

How long does it take to buy a house in Blacksburg in 2026?. During the height of the pandemic in 2022, the typical home took less than a month to go from listed to under contract, creating the fastest housing market in history. But since then, home prices and mortgage rates have climbed substantially, pricing out many

We’ll see scattered rain in the morning followed by more sunny breaks in the afternoon. Our high temperatures warm into the upper 70s and lower 80s. Much more sunshine breaks out on Wednesday. A few storms return Thursday as another frontal boundary approaches from the northwest. Temperatures soar well...

A $1.085 million residential sale led regional real estate activity as Bedford County builders secured more than $6 million in new construction permits. Real estate activity across the Greater Lynchburg region featured several notable transactions, with high-end residential sales and commercial investments leading the

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Gas prices across Greater Lynchburg continued their downward trend this week, with every local market averaging less than $3.60 per gallon for regular gasoline and all major Virginia markets tracked by Lynchburg Agenda falling below $4. According to a Monday afternoon snapshot from GasBuddy, Bedford po

Daniel and Stacie Palmer, parents of Samuel Palmer, are continuing their legal battle against the Virginia High School League. The VHSL and the Roanoke County School Board have been named in a lawsuit by the Palmers, alleging that their son, Samuel, is being barred from participating in track and field meets because he

Second in a four-part series on the Roanoke Valley’s water supply. Part one dealt with where the current water levels at the valley’s two main water sources stand compared to previous years. In 2010, the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission set out to study the region’s water supply. It...