Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Clean Valley Council is hosting the “Rethink, Reuse, Repair” Fair June 21 at Wasena Park. Executive Director Courtney Plaster speaks with 7@four about the demonstrations and activities happening at the event.

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Today is the first day of summer, and if you ask WFXR’s George Noleff how to have some fun in the sun, he would say to go catch some Big Ol’Fish. Isaac Showalter caught a huge flathead catfish on Smith Mountain Lake. Landry Musheno and his grandmother caught a rainbow trout […]

Eva May Pierce, a proud Vinton resident and William Byrd High School graduate, has recently. achieved an important academic and artistic milestone. On May 15th, she received her Master of. Music Performance degree from James Madison University, marking the culmination of years of. dedication to her craft and...

Roanoke, VA – After weeks of rainfall, we’re going to have an extended period of sunny skies, but with MUCH warmer temperatures. High pressure situated over the southeast will pull warmer air from the gulf into our region. This high pressure stays largely stationary, making for a “heat dome” like effect over the...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - An invasive pest is becoming more prominent in our hometowns and causing problems for local vineyards. The number of Spotted Lanternflies across the region is on the rise. Lanternflies can significantly damage grape plants by eating the vines and destroying the plants. The flies also...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The historic City Market building in Roanoke caught fire shortly before 3 p.m. Friday afternoon, causing the building and all the restaurants it houses to evacuate. Fire crews quickly brought the fire under control, but remained on scene for several hours to ventilate the building. Crews believe...

In many ways, Tucker is your typical dog. He chases squirrels, barks at deer, and fetches balls with such relentless energy that his owners, Jim and Ellen Spicer of Wirtz, sometimes have to hide any stray ones just to get a break. Like any good pup, he’s obedient, affectionate, and loyal.

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — Be warned, "The Juggernaut" is heading up the New Jersey Turnpike this weekend. Roanoke boxer James "Juggernaut" Willis is set for a nationally televised matchup on ESPN,. as a part of Saturday's "Mielnicki Jr. vs. Gardzielik" Top Rank Boxing fights from Newark, NJ. The card also features...

Scientists with the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC have created an engineered model of the supportive tissue found within a lymph node to study human health. Working with scientists at the University of Virginia, the researchers are building a bioengineered model of a human lymph node, which performs...

Friday looks to be the best day of the week weather-wise, with sunshine and a drop in humidity values. While it’s only one day, it’s a great idea to get that yardwork and outdoor project completed before the intense heat moves in. Highs will be in the upper...