Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. – It’s that time of year: the fun days of summer are starting to wind down, and students and parents are starting to get back to routine. With that comes new back-to-school clothes and supplies, and the costs can add up fast. CHIP of the Roanoke...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - As Roanoke County Public School students prepare to head back to the classroom, the division is preparing to lay down new ground rules for emerging technology. On Thursday, the Roanoke County school board met to discuss key updates to its artificial intelligence policy. School leaders said

The Mountain Valley Pipeline is continuing to defend its plan to build a natural gas compressor station in Montgomery County. The company says it’s necessary to transport more gas, but the project is seeing increasing opposition from residents, local officials and advocacy groups. Gary Brown and his wife live...

On a sticky, hot day in June, a Virginia Beach church group was busy carting things around the old Roanoke Area Ministries House, readying items to be moved to a new location. While the volunteer group worked, other employees of the RAM House were busy with their own tasks — which are extensive when moving the contents

This morning we are once again muggy and mild! We have been stuck in this pattern for quite a while, making for a rinse and repeat forecast. This afternoon we will have another chance for showers and storms scattered throughout the region, so be sure to bring the just-in-case umbrella!

Several school districts in the Roanoke Valley are offering programs covering meals, clothing, and school supplies at no cost to families, according to reporting by WSLS 10. Many residents may not be aware these resources exist ahead of the upcoming school year. Roanoke City Public Schools, Salem City Schools, and...

The scene of this crash has been cleared, according to VDOT. Heads up, drivers! A tractor-trailer crash on Interstate 81 northbound in Roanoke County has led to a 3-mile traffic backup, according to VDOT. Authorities say it happened near the 130.6 mile marker, and the north left shoulder, left lane,...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Seniors across the country could expect changes to their Medicare prescription drug coverage, and local experts say the worst response is to do nothing. A federal program that capped annual increases to Medicare Part D premiums is ending one year early. Without that cap, insurance companies can ra

Two local nonprofits are joining forces to throw a birthday party for Smith Mountain Lake this fall, as the beloved Virginia reservoir reaches its 60th anniversary in September. The Smith Mountain Arts Council (SMAC) and the Smith Mountain Lake Association (SMLA) are organizing the event, which takes the form of a lake

We’ll see some sunshine early followed by increasing clouds. High temperatures today warm well into the 80s. Scattered showers and storms develop today with some storms producing heavy rainfall. Localized flooding is still a possibility. Into Late Week:. Our unsettled weather continues into Saturday with showers and st