Roanoke VA

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — Established in 1776, Montgomery County is one of two localities in the Commonwealth of Virginia that celebrates its 250th anniversary this year. The county shares its semiquincentennial birth year with the entire United States of America. This month, the county also shares a Black...

ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke native Dr. Beth Brown took her childhood passion and endless curiosity for the world around her and manifested it into a remarkable career, where she became the first Black woman to earn a Ph.D. in astronomy from the University of Michigan. Even as a little...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The city of Roanoke is inviting residents to share feedback on the Williamson Road Demonstration Project that temporarily implemented a center turn lane to a section of the busy corridor, according to the city. Residents, businesses and corridor motorists are able to share their experiences...

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. – A deadly fire early Thursday morning devastated a mobile home on the 1600 block of Peppers Ferry Road in Christiansburg. Firefighters responded quickly, but one person was confirmed dead, and four others from the family of five were injured. The conditions of the survivors remain unknown.

ROANOKE, Va. – State wrestling champions will be crowned this weekend, and one of the programs making a major push is William Fleming High School. Under second-year coach and Fleming alumnus D’Angelo Reynolds, the Colonels will send five wrestlers to the state competition in Virginia Beach. Richard Hopkins and Aronde...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Keila Rochford is a survivor. The 41-year-old is proudly in recovery from drugs, self-harm, bulimia and sex trafficking. After 26 years of suffering through the cycle of addiction and abuse, Rochford says she believes that she is still here to serve as an example of what healing looks like.

Roanoke commercial property owners, business owners, and non-profit leaders have a new financing tool at their disposal. Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) was adopted by the City of Roanoke at the end of 2025. This program provides upfront capital to those wanting to upgrade their building(s) with...

PENHOOK, Va. (WDBJ) - If you’ve watched Hometown Eats over the years you understand, some of the best food is found in restaurants that share walls with gas stations. In Penhook, the streak continues thanks to some family recipes and a hand-me-down copper pot at The Little Mule Café for this week’s Hometown Eats!

PITTSYLVANIA CO., Va. – 10 has been tracking recent electricity rate hikes across the region. Yesterday, the focus was on a bill in the General Assembly aimed at lowering costs for AEP customers. But the impact goes beyond AEP. Residents in municipalities like Bedford are also facing unexpected increases in their...

BEDFORD, Va. (WSET) — One local man has been living a Verizon nightmare. The wireless company advertises quick and easy service, but the Bedford County man disagrees. After three months of trying to get a cell phone he paid for, he brought the problem to ABC 13's Jaida Simone.