Roanoke VA

Have you ever notice how some restaurants become famous for basically one thing and then just… stick with it? No 47-item personality crisis. No desperate need to reinvent the menu every six months. Just one dish people will drive across the state for, argue about online, and casually bring...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The morning team from Star Country 94.9 in Roanoke guested on 7@four Tuesday to talk about Dolly Parton’s legacy. Parton’s family on Tuesday announced her death. 7@four also hosted Evan Hinkley and Travis Overstreet to talk about the Salem VA Health Care System’s first...

Recent school cyber incidents are highlighting a broader challenge as hospitals, utilities and public services rely more heavily on connected technology. Recent school cyber incidents are highlighting a broader challenge as hospitals, utilities and public services rely more heavily on connected technology. Roanoke, VA.

BOTETOURT CO., Va. – Earlier this month, residents of Daleville and Troutville received a letter telling them that blasting operations for Project GVO were soon to begin. The letter says that Carolina Drilling Inc. “will be conducting controlled drilling and blasting operations for the Project GVO construction site in

Two of Roanoke's signature civic institutions are moving through pivotal, and separate, legal processes right now, and a former mayor is publicly asking whether they're more connected than City Hall is letting on. Two of Roanoke's signature civic institutions are moving through pivotal, and separate, legal processes ri

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Dolly Parton was no stranger to Southwest Virginia. Having grown up just across the Tennessee border, Dolly made her way to our hometowns. Parton has legions of fans here in our hometowns. April 15, 1990, music fans in the Star City got to witness the musical...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - This week’s Tuesdays of Honor was sent to us from a sister, Betty Ballengee, who wants to honor her four brothers who all served during the Korean and Vietnam wars. PFC Don Brown served in Japan as a medic from 1951 to 1954. PFC Jack...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Milling and paving started Monday evening, Aug. 24, on Williamson Road at Orange Avenue in Roanoke as part of city’s Envision Williamson Road Project, according to the City of Roanoke. The city says construction will occur overnight between 6 p.m. and 6 a.m. to minimize...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Drivers should expect delays southbound on Interstate 81 at mile marker 144.7 due to a multi-vehicle crash, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. As of 9:27 a.m., the south right shoulder is closed. Traffic backups are approximately 4.5 miles, VDOT says. VA511 shows crews

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Young people exposed to others’ suicide attempts are more likely to attempt suicide themselves, according to a study published in JAMA. The study found adolescents and young adults who had someone in their social network attempt suicide had a higher risk of depression and suicide attempts.