Roanoke VA

(TNS) — Since the announcement that Google is considering building a data center in Botetourt County, questions have swirled about how a project of that scale could impact the region’s utilities — especially the water. If Google follows through with its idea to develop a data center...

SALEM, Va. – The City of Salem Community Development Department held a public meeting at City Hall Monday evening to get public input about its latest Roanoke River Greenway Project. The meeting, which took place at 6 p.m., was before the scheduled City Council meeting. The proposed project that...

AG Miyares Says Roanoke College Discriminated, Retaliated Against Female Athletes.

SALEM, Va. (WFXR)- Attorney General Jason Miyares said an investigation by his Office of Civil Rights determined that female athletes at Roanoke College were discriminated against based on sex. It stems from events that began in August 2023, when members of the women’s swim team found out a biological male was...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Car theft is an issue that many of our communities deal with. There have already been 244 thefts this year in Roanoke. Virginia State Police has a program in place to help combat the issue while working with local agencies. According to Roanoke Police, 385 cars...

BEDFORD, Va. (WSET) — The Bedford Police Department has issued an alert for a critically missing adult. 69-year-old John Alexander Fabish was last seen at his home on Monday at 10:00 a.m. Fabish is described as being six feet tall and 145 pounds. He has brown hair and hazel...

ROANOKE Va. (WFXR)- Angels of Assisi is working to find homes for an interesting bunch of animals, dozens of guinea pigs. The shelter’s director of adoptions, Ethan Claridge, said they were contacted by Botetourt Animal Control last week, concerning a resident who needed to surrender many animals, 57 guinea pigs and...

SALEM, Va. – Sweet Charlie has been at the Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center for 162 days and is ready to come home!. He is very smart and loves to meet new people, melting hearts everywhere he goes. Charlie knows several tricks and will happily greet you with his paw or sit like a gentleman at the...

MONETA, Va. – A Roanoke band took home the win for the 6th Annual Battle of the Bands at Smith Mountain Lake on Sunday!. Phat Anchovies were named the overall winner, with LouD as the runner-up. The Battle of the Bands event raised a total of $3,198.50 to support local children in both Bedford and Franklin Counties.

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)- The man charged in the assault and murder of Local Office on Aging executive director, Susan Williams, 80, has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder. According to Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney John McNeil, Jr., Kurt James Davis switched his plea from “not guilty” to “guilty” during a court...