Roanoke VA

Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Even if you're just keen on viewing some of the cute critters available for adoption nearby, there are ample pets waiting for their forever homes in animal shelters throughout and around roanoke.

Showers return to the forecast. If you plan on hitting the road today, we’ll see scattered rain showers developing this afternoon into tonight. Highs today only warm into the mid and upper 50s for most. This afternoon into tonight will be the best timeframe to see scattered rain showers.

Firefighters in Virginia came to the rescue of a deer that found its way into a retention pond and was unable to find a path out of the water.

Something you don’t see every day – a car being lifted out of the 4th floor of a room at LewisGale Medical Center in Salem this morning. The ’88 Chevy Nova – minus the engine – was used for physical therapy routines. If a patient ready to go home couldn’t get in and out of the car on their own, they would have to pay...

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ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — In just a few days, thousands will flock to downtown Roanoke to “move their feet so others can eat” for the Drumstick Dash, organized by the Rescue Mission. This year’s 5K run, or walk, is special, as the dash turns 20 years old, something the mission wanted to emphasize in this year’s […]

ROANOKE, Va. – Members of the Bloods and Crips gangs may be connected to a May shooting that injured three people in downtown Roanoke, according to a search warrant filed on November 18th. The documents say the shooting was the result of a disagreement between several people involved with...

ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke’s Huddle Up Moms is gearing up to open a new diaper bank and office space to better support mothers and families in Southwest Virginia. The new location, at 501 Marshall Ave. in Southwest Roanoke, will be one of the only diaper banks in the region, according to the organization. The Diaper Bank...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - People in Roanoke came together over the weekend to make sure people in need will have a good meal for the holidays. This is the 27th year that Roanoke City Career and Technical Education students partnered with the Roanoke Elks Lodge to provide food for families at Thanksgiving.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Finding a gift for a child or teen may be hard when they want the new technology, such as a new phone or gaming system. But too much tech could be bad for them. Emily Harrison with Emily Harrison Consulting gives 7@four ideas on non-tech gifts...