Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. – Mostly cloudy skies and patchy fog have taken over Wednesday morning, but as temperatures increase, our skies gradually turn partly cloudy. High temperatures return to the low to mid-80s for most of Wednesday, but some areas across Southside and Lynchburg will get into the upper 80s.

Flash Flood Emergency was issued for the Roanoke Valley until 11 p.m. The heaviest rain, which prompted flooding in the Roanoke Valley, has now shifted south into Franklin County. Swift water rescues have been reported Thursday evening in parts of the Roanoke Valley. m. We’ll keep a few slow-moving lines...

Fire crews are working a structure fire in the 800 block of Bluewater Drive in Moneta this evening. Initial reports are that the occupants were able to escape from the home and one was transported to the hospital. Two firefighters have been transported to the hospital for heat exhaustion. Crews...

Two city council members will work with the community to develop a list of recommended amendments to last year's mass rezoning. The post Legal action over Roanoke rezoning is dropped, but conversations about housing issues continue appeared first on Cardinal News .

ROANOKE, Va. – The popular consignment sale, Savvy Swap, where you can buy things like women’s, men’s, and even juniors’ clothing, is back this weekend. “People are always looking for ways to save money and help the environment. All the items that our sellers bring in are great quality, you know. They have plenty of...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – At Roanoke Valley Horse Rescue, every hay bale and feed bag represents another day these horses get a second chance. “We’ve had over 75 horses come through here over the years. But with adoptions and old age right now, we’re down to 16,” said Jason Muncy, co-founder of RVHR. But […]

UPDATE: 9:27 A.M. ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Police have cleared HVHS after a bomb threat this morning. Students are returning for the school day. Student drivers who were asked to stay home can now head to campus. – ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Officials with Roanoke County Public Schools say buses that were...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Good Samaritan Advanced Illness Care and Hospice, a nonprofit community-based hospice serving Southwest Virginia, is introducing home health care in the Roanoke region and extending hospice care to the Lynchburg area. The expansion of hospice services to the Lynchburg region brings compassionate...

In the shadow of the Blue Ridge Mountains sits a culinary treasure that has steak lovers making pilgrimages from every corner of Virginia – The Great 611 Steak Company in Roanoke. From the outside, you might mistake it for just another roadside restaurant, but the perpetually full parking lot...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Officials with Roanoke County Fire and Rescue say one person was taken to the hospital and seven people are displaced, following a house fire in Vinton. According to officials, when initial crews arrived, they found a single-story home with heavy smoke coming from the garage on Thursday,...