Roanoke VA

Our Wednesday is looking absolutely stunning in the wake of Tuesday’s strong storms. While we are dry on Wednesday, Roanoke set a record for the most rainfall within a day on Tuesday! It was certainly a soggy day with a few very strong storms. The setup is much more...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Habitat for Humanity in the Roanoke Valley is kicking off its annual Women Build, bringing volunteers to a Southeast Roanoke jobsite to help tackle the region’s affordable housing shortage. Wednesday, women are building for women, because Habitat says about 75% of its homebuyers are single mothers

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The CDC says it can coordinate up to 36 investigations into multi-state foodborne illness outbreaks each week, involving germs such as E. coli, salmonella, listeria, and parasites like cyclospora, which has been linked to a nine-state outbreak. A clinical psychologist says the volume of food safet

Search efforts started back up Wednesday to find a 25-year-old man who went missing while swimming in the Potomac River.

ROANOKE, Va. – It may be summer, but the Salvation Army of Roanoke is bringing holiday cheer to our area with its Christmas in July fundraiser. The iconic red kettles will be out at the Bonsack Walmart now through Friday, July 31, to help bridge the gap when donations slow down but needs stay high. After all, community

Virginia has recorded one of its worst job-growth performances in recent memory, shedding more than 43,000 net payroll positions over the past twelve months and placing 49th among all states. Roanoke tells a different story. The city's unemployment rate stands at 3.7%, while neighboring Salem sits even lower at 3.2%, a

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. — Montgomery County volunteer fire and rescue personnel will receive a 60% reduction in personal property taxes on their vehicles under a measure approved by the Board of Supervisors. Volunteers who work at least 200 hours will pay $1 per $100 of assessed vehicle value, down...

ROANOKE, Va. – Even though the prosecution was seeking a first-degree murder conviction, a jury ultimately found Jawward Saunders guilty of voluntary manslaughter on Wednesday for the 2025 shooting death of Ike Cunningham. The two-day trial centered on one question: was this murder or self-defense?. Saunders took the s

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WDBJ) - UPDATE: All lanes of traffic have reopened, according to Franklin County dispatch. ORIGINAL STORY: Traffic is moving slowly after a crash that briefly completely closed Route 220 in Rocky Mount Tuesday afternoon, according to Franklin County Fire & EMS. One lane was back open in...

BEDFORD CO., Va. – Bedford County earned the No. 2 spot in the 2026 Digital Counties Survey, a national ranking issued by the Center for Digital Government. Officials credit the rise to departments working together and aligning technology decisions with broader community goals. Not everyone was aware of the...