Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The City of Roanoke is stopping work on installing some of its 75 gunshot detectors after officials said 16 devices were installed in locations not approved by City Council. The city said the devices will cover a nearly 2-mile radius. Roanoke officials said the devices detect...

How long does it take to buy a house in Blacksburg in 2026?. During the height of the pandemic in 2022, the typical home took less than a month to go from listed to under contract, creating the fastest housing market in history. But since then, home prices and mortgage rates have climbed substantially, pricing out many

We’ll see scattered rain in the morning followed by more sunny breaks in the afternoon. Our high temperatures warm into the upper 70s and lower 80s. Much more sunshine breaks out on Wednesday. A few storms return Thursday as another frontal boundary approaches from the northwest. Temperatures soar well...

A $1.085 million residential sale led regional real estate activity as Bedford County builders secured more than $6 million in new construction permits. Real estate activity across the Greater Lynchburg region featured several notable transactions, with high-end residential sales and commercial investments leading the

LYNCHBURG, Va. — Gas prices across Greater Lynchburg continued their downward trend this week, with every local market averaging less than $3.60 per gallon for regular gasoline and all major Virginia markets tracked by Lynchburg Agenda falling below $4. According to a Monday afternoon snapshot from GasBuddy, Bedford po

Daniel and Stacie Palmer, parents of Samuel Palmer, are continuing their legal battle against the Virginia High School League. The VHSL and the Roanoke County School Board have been named in a lawsuit by the Palmers, alleging that their son, Samuel, is being barred from participating in track and field meets because he

Second in a four-part series on the Roanoke Valley’s water supply. Part one dealt with where the current water levels at the valley’s two main water sources stand compared to previous years. In 2010, the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission set out to study the region’s water supply. It...

In celebration of the transition from Montvale Water to Bedford Water (BW), BW hosted a signing ceremony on June 15. At the request of the Virginia Health Department (VDH), BW has been providing maintenance support to Montvale for almost a year due to issues caused by contractors laying fiber optic line in the area. Ev

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WFXR)- The Town of Christiansburg is hosting a Lego competition in celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. The competition will be held on Saturday, July 4 at Christiansburg Huckleberry Park. Anyone interested in participating in the event will need to register online by June 29. It is open to

White has been the Athletic Director at FAU since 2018.