Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Southwest Virginia Bee Festival is this week on Saturday, August 23. Joining WFXR News to talk about the festival is Kandyce Volk. Volk discussed the importance of pollinators in the region, especially because it sometimes goes unnoticed. She said, “From flowers to trees to shrubs, and when...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Virginia’s first adult high school is preparing for the first day of school, welcoming students on Monday, August 25. The Excel Center, located at Melrose Plaza, marks a historic milestone in the Commonwealth. This inaugural class will be the first adults in the Commonwealth to return to high...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — On Wednesday, August 20, ABC13 announced the winner of our 2025 St. Jude Dream Home. Thousands entered, but only one name was drawn out of the hopper. Debra Hunter, from Bedford, is the lucky winner. Overwhelmed, shocked. I can't believe it," Hunter said. Wednesday night,...

VIRGINIA — Two Roanoke residents were arrested following a police chase in Martinsville involving a stolen U-Haul truck, authorities said. Martinsville Police attempted to stop the vehicle on Liberty Street after Flock cameras alerted officers that the U-Haul, driven by 32-year-old Kalley Gabrielson, had been...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A lawsuit against Roanoke City over controversial zoning amendments passed last year has been paused and may be dropped permanently in the coming months. Earlier this year, a group of 10 Roanoke residents filed a lawsuit over zoning amendments allowing multi-family housing on all residential...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s no secret that diapers are a huge expense for families with little ones. According to Huddle Up Moms, diapers make up about 15% of family budgets, with a third of Southwest Virginia families living with diaper poverty. Coming up in September, Huddle Up Moms...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The City of Roanoke has announced a lane closure next week to help with vegetation removal along Gus Nicks Boulevard. The closures will take place on Monday, August 25, between Thrasher Park and Glade Creek, with outer lane closures between Eastern Avenue and Pollard from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m....

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- Botetourt County middle and high schoolers who participate in extracurricular activities are facing new rules this year with the Botetourt County Public Schools reimplementing a random drug testing policy. Assistant Superintendent Jordan Pinkard said this policy is in an effort to...

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — Firefighters quickly extinguished a shed taken over by flames on Tuesday. The Roanoke Fire Department responded to a report of a house fire in the 1100 block of 12th Street SE at 9:37 a.m. Firefighters say a shed was engulfed in flames. Crews got to...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A boost to back-to-school, teachers at a local elementary school are getting more supplies to stock up their classrooms. A 10-thousand dollar surprise came to Burlington Elementary today. That donation from Southern Team Subaru will help buy things like notebooks, calculators and creative...