Roanoke VA

SALEM, Va. – The Community Christmas Store of the Roanoke Valley is launching an online auction on Friday at 5 p.m., with all proceeds benefiting the group’s mission to provide holiday assistance to local families in need. The auction, running through Dec. 2 at 8 p.m., features items...

Editor’s note: An edit was made to this story to clarify the source of a quote. As the Roanoke City Council finalizes its legislative agenda to send off to the General Assembly for its 2026 session, the proposed casino and entertainment district announced last month will be one of the city’s biggest priorities, the...

Small businesses are what make a community unique. While shoppers are out looking for Black Friday deals, business owners in the region are hoping you will spend some of those dollars at local small business retailers. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more. American Express started Small Business Saturday in...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Pet Talk is a segment airing on7@four each Wednesday. We spoke to Julie Rickmond from the Roanoke Valley SPCA about foods you should and should not be giving your pets for Thanksgiving. You can send us your questions through our website and ask professionals what you...

Botetourt County, Virginia, has received a $12.8 million award from the Broadband, Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) program to expand high-speed internet access. The funding will allow internet service providers to connect over 1,000 unserved locations. This project aims to provide fiber-to-the-home service to...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — More than 8,000 are expected to kick off their Thanksgiving at 9:00 a.m. by running through the streets of downtown Roanoke in the 20th annual Drumstick Dash. It’s the biggest single-day fundraiser of the year for the Roanoke Rescue Mission, which has been hard at work for months getting things...

Cold Returns For Thanksgiving; Lingers Into The Weekend. The wind is helping to push in much colder air for your Thanksgiving. Highs today will only warm into the 40s. We’ll see a lot of clouds around early, but more sunny breaks return this afternoon. Our temperatures get even colder...

Breezy winds will continue through the rest of this evening into the night tonight. Thanks to this, temperatures tonight will plummet into the 20s and 30s after what was a very warm day today for most. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Advisory for the yellow highlighted areas...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Colder air will settle into Southwest and Central Virginia for the Thanksgiving holiday and continue through the weekend. Spotty rain showers may linger into Wednesday morning. Otherwise, increasing sunshine is expected as a cold front exits to the east. It will be slightly milder in parts of...

The issue of littering has recently sparked concern among residents of Roanoke, despite many of them not residing within the county or city. The sight of litter scattered along the roadsides and medians has been described as disheartening and out of control. In an effort to combat this issue, a proposal has been made...