Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — The Roanoke Fire EMS Department said no injuries were reported after a shed fire on Wednesday. According to officials, at 3:06 p.m., crews were called by the E-911 Center to reports of a shed on fire in the 1400 block of Wise Avenue SE. Officials...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office held a Life Essentials Pop-Up event Wednesday near Elmwood Park, partnering with Food Lion, Roanoke City Libraries, and the Calm Clinic to distribute free toiletries, hygiene products, food, blankets, and cold-weather items to the city’s unsheltered population....

Any Roanoke resident with a smartphone and a curiosity about news saw ample footage of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents swarming larger historically Democratic cities throughout 2025. Citizens made videos of ICE agents on their streets. Throughout the year, in contrast, Roanoke’s streets remained...

SALEM, Va. – The city of Salem has a new fire truck and three new ambulances. The fire and EMS equipment were on display this afternoon. The fire truck, made by Sutphen, cost $948,000. It is a tanker that holds 750 gallons of water. The ceremony is a throwback...

SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - A man with ties to the Roanoke Valley is trapped in a Russian prison after spending his life savings to sail to New Zealand. Virginia’s U.S. Senators and a Congressman are calling on the federal government to take action to get him home. Chuck Zimmerman,...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A number of arrests have been made in Bedford County in the span of one week as deputies with the sheriff's office's Community Action Team conducted targeted operations. According to the Bedford County Sheriff's Office, deputies conducting traffic stops on Route 460 in Montvale...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Rising inflation and less funding from the state are two main factors at play in a tight 2026-27 fiscal budget in Franklin County. During Tuesday night’s Board of Supervisors meeting, County Administrator Steve Sandy suggested raising the real estate tax. This would be a three-cent...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke Police are looking for a woman who was reported missing Wednesday evening. Police say 73-year-old Bonnie Mae Anderson was last reported seen at her home in the 1300 block of Forest Park Blvd NW the night of March 17, 2026. She is described as white,...

At Virginia Tech’s teaching apiary in Blacksburg, the sound of buzzing bees blends with children playing outside at a nearby elementary school. James Wilson is getting hives ready for Virginia Tech students; they learn to care for bees here at this research station. In addition to teaching students, Wilson...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)- Police in Roanoke are looking for a man who apparently abandoned four puppies at local church. According to city officials, it happened on Sunday, March 8, in the 2400 block of Hollins Road NE. The puppies, who are now in the care of Roanoke Police Department’s Animal...