Roanoke VA

(WSET) — Below is the list of Christmas parades around the ABC13 viewing area:. The Altavista Christmas Parade is on December 6. The theme for the parade is "Candy Cane Lane". This will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The starting point for this route will be on Main Street and Bedford Avenue. This parade ends at 1037 Main...

A new center offering comprehensive and individualized therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder has opened its doors in the SW Roanoke Norwich neighborhood. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ/GasBuddy Release) - Average gasoline prices in Roanoke have fallen 4.9 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.74 per gallon as of December 1, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 155 stations in Roanoke. Prices in Roanoke are 6.8 cents per gallon lower than a month...

Bedford County, Virginia has announced several updates for December 2025. These include changes to office hours, holiday closures, community events, and opportunities for residents to participate in local programs.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR)- Crews were on the scene of an apartment fire in Blacksburg Monday night. The call came in at 10:00 p.m. of a fire located at Fox Ridge Apartments. Residents were evacuated safely. Displaced residents are receiving temporary housing. No firefighters were injured. Members of the Christiansburg...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- Deputies in Bedford County are investigating a shooting that happened on Monday. According to the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, dispatchers received the call at 7:35 p.m. of a male subject who had been shot in the 3000 block of Dickerson Mill Road. He was taken to the hospital for...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office is reminding drivers to slow down in school zones. LiDAR cameras (Light Detection and Ranging) were installed at county public schools to detect vehicles speeding in designated school zones. It’s part of the department’s School Zone Safety Program....

This story was produced in collaboration with Climate Central. It also received support from the Pulitzer Center. Southwest Virginia is a hotspot for tick-borne disease—with some of the highest per-person rates of Lyme disease in the state. That rise has happened over the past 20 years. At a public...

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. – As Google’s proposed data center project in Botetourt County moves forward, environmental groups and local officials continue to debate the facility’s potential impact on the region’s resources, while residents have concerns. Local residents have expressed frustration with the lack of...

Winter is coming, and being ready for the cold weather is not only important, but it could also save your life. Frozen pipes, icy roads and hypothermia are all staples of dangerously cold conditions. And if you aren’t ready for the worst, any of them could turn out disastrous.