WATCH: Roanoke City School Board making sure students mental heath needs are met
ROANOKE, Va. – Student mental health was top of mind at a Roanoke City School Board work session Tuesday night. Board members learned about the success of the district’s mental health services thanks to a partnership with Hazel Health. Last year, there was a 31% increase in students participating the free counseling...
Roanoke County Parks & Rec announces September events
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke County Parks, Recreation & Tourism has announced events in September 2025 for everyone to enjoy. Here is a list of the September events and locations: To learn more about the upcoming events, visit roanokecountyparks.com.
Roanoke Valley Buddhists’ Goal Is New Temple: ‘Many Trees Form a High Peak’
Roanoke’s Vietnamese Buddhists have long wished for a place where they could meet, worship, and share their beliefs with a larger community. For three hours on Sunday, some 200 people, most of Vietnamese heritage, gathered under a huge white tent and faced an altar covered in flowers and fruit, tea and incense, a...
Roanoke nonprofit to host ‘Dining with Dignity’ event for unsheltered community
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A local nonprofit is preparing to host its fifth annual fine-dining event for people experiencing homelessness, complete with linens, real dinnerware, and servers in bow ties. The Least of These ministry will hold its “Dining with Dignity” night on Friday, October 11, in Elmwood Park....
Jury questionnaires mailed out in Montgomery County are not scams, says court clerk
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Jury questionnaires recently mailed out by Montgomery County Virginia Circuit Court are not scams, according to Tiffany M. Couch, Clerk of Montgomery County Virginia Circuit Court. Couch explains that if anybody receives the questionnaires in the mail, it means the recipient is a...
Virginia Department of Aviation awards individuals for significant contributions in state industry
The 2025 Virginia Aviation Award (VAA) winners were announced at a ceremony in Roanoke. Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) Director Greg Campbell honored three Virginians with awards for Airport Manager of the Year, Aviation Person of the Year and Lifetime Achievement. Since 1976, the DOAV has administered the...
$440K Drug Bust in Bedford County Leads to Arrest of Suspected Supplier
BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. – A months-long investigation into drug trafficking in Bedford County led to the arrest of a 36-year-old man and the seizure of drugs and firearms valued at nearly $440,000, according to the Virginia State Police. Investigation and Arrest. Authorities say Justin Antwan Berger, 36, was arrested...
80-year-old woman ‘living in a safe building’ confronted stranger who bludgeoned her to death...
A Virginia man has admitted to killing an 80-year-old woman with a rock earlier this year — bludgeoning her to death in a stairwell — after she questioned him about whether he lived in her building. The post 80-year-old woman 'living in a safe building' confronted stranger who bludgeoned her to death with a rock to...
Former Roanoke College Women’s Swim Team Captain Exposes Abusive, Vengeful Staff
On August 25, Attorney General Jason Miyares held a press conference at the Salem library to share the findings of his office’s investigation into how Roanoke College treated members of its women’s swim team, a controversy that first erupted in the fall of 2023 and soon went on to make national headlines. Miyares...
Missing Bedford man found safe
BEDFORD, Va. – UPDATE. John Alexander Fabish has been found safe, according to the Bedford Police Department. The Bedford Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 69-year-old man. According to the department, John Alexander Fabish was last seen 10 a.m. Monday at his residence....
