Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)- Acting U.S. Attorney Robert Tracci announced an eight-month federal prison sentence for a Honduran man with multiple DUI arrests and two previous removals by immigration agents. Nelson Deras-Pineda, 43, was arrested on a felony DUI charge in June 2025 by officers with the Roanoke Police...

Vinton, Va. (WFXR)- First responders in Roanoke County rescued two dogs from a burning home that left three residents displaced. Fire crews responded to the structure fire, located in the 300 block of N. Maple Street, in Vinton, Monday afternoon. When they arrived on scene, firefighters encountered heavy smoke rising...

SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - When you go to trade in a car, it should be a simple transaction. But for LewisGale Medical Center in Salem, the road to “Easy Street” included a large crew and some heavy lifting. Our story starts in 1993, when a crane lifted a...

Dental services provider Delta Dental of Virginia (DDVA) is in the process of notifying roughly 146,000 individuals that their personal and health information was compromised as a result of a recent data security incident. The organization reported that the breach involved the compromise of an employee email account,...

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- First responders assisted in the rescue of a deer that got stuck in a Botetourt County water retention pond. The call came in at 10:00 a.m., on Monday, November 24 when an county animal control officer alerted members of the Fincastle Volunteer Fire Department about situation. Crews...

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - UPDATE: The missing girl was found safe, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. ORIGINAL STORY: 14-year-old Abigail Griffith of Callaway is missing and officials are urging for the community’s help to find her, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office. Griffith...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Thanksgiving week is officially underway, and many travelers aren’t waiting until the last minute to get moving. From busy airport terminals to steady traffic on the highways, holiday travel is already ramping up across the region. At Roanoke–Blacksburg Regional Airport, staff say this is just...

BEDFORD, Va. – The holiday spirit is alive and well in Bedford!. The community has been preparing for the light festival at Spring Oak, the former Elks National Home. Over the year, volunteers have been working with staff to assemble and prepare items for the show. “It’s just something...

BEDFORD, Va. (WFXR) – The town of Bedford officially honored those from the community who fought in the Vietnam War Saturday morning with the unveiling of the highly anticipated Bedford Vietnam Veterans War Memorial in front of the Bedford County Courthouse. A Vietnam-era veteran from Bedford himself, the memorial’s...

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