Roanoke awarded $50,000 in state funding for historic city market improvements
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — The Commonwealth awarded the City of Roanoke $50,000 to improve the historic city market as part of a grant program designed to boost local food production and agricultural infrastructure. The city will use the funds to install new awnings, which Downtown Roanoke Incorporated says will increase...
Suspect in custody, woman injured after stabbing incident in Roanoke Wednesday, according to RPD
ROANOKE, Va. – A suspect is in custody after a stabbing incident in Southeast Roanoke Wednesday night, according to RPD. According to officials, officers responded to the 1700 block of Rutrough Road Southeast for the report of a stabbing at approximately 8:40 p.m. Upon arrival, officers located a woman with...
Roanoke County Tried to Axe Retirement Home’s Tax Exemption. A Judge Said No.
The county promptly asked the judge to reconsider the decision involving Friendship Retirement. A judge sided with a nonprofit retirement home company over an attempt by Roanoke County to strip its tax exemption. And the county promptly took the uncommon step of asking Judge Charles Dorsey to reconsider his...
New report shows growth in Downtown Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. – Downtown Roanoke’s population has surged 300% since 2010, marking a significant transformation for the Virginia city’s urban core as it rebounds from pandemic-era challenges. “People really have the desire to be in Roanoke because we have everything. We have hiking and the outdoors scene....
Roanoke Police investigate report of stabbing in SE
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke Police are investigating a report of a stabbing Wednesday night in the southeast part of the city. Officers were called to the area of Rutrough Road and Mt. Pleasant. Police have not yet released information about any victims or arrests. A WDBJ7 reporter saw an...
Botetourt County Schools outline new random drug testing policy
DALEVILLE, Va. (WDBJ) - Botetourt County students returned to school this week, with the school division reinstating random drug screenings after a four-year hiatus. Botetourt County Public Schools held a news conference Wednesday to explain the details of the new policy. It said this is part of a larger effort to...
Bedford secures funding for new Amtrak stop after 50 years
BEDFORD, Va. (WSET) — After more than 50 years, passenger trains will once again stop in Bedford. The town's rail station, which closed in 1971, is set to be revived. The town accepted a grant of nearly $1.5 million; the funds will be used for an environmental study and to cover 30 percent of the design phase, with...
William Fleming’s gravesite gets an overdue clean-up in Roanoke, Virginia
Thomas Jefferson served as the second governor of revolutionary Virginia from 1779 to 1781. When Thomas Jefferson’s term expired without a successor, Dr. William Fleming from the Roanoke Valley took charge. He served as acting Governor of Virginia during the American Revolutionary War for eight eventful days.
As Roanoke Neighbors and Police Gather, Gun Violence Takes Uneven Toll
Roanoke's National Night Out arrived after a weekend of shootings. While gun violence is trending downward citywide, Northwest remains the most impacted quadrant. At Melrose Plaza’s National Night Out, music pulsed over the crowd gathering in the sprawling parking lot. Children tumbled around a bouncy house as...
Slow moving showers and storms Wednesday
ROANOKE, Va. – A level 1 and 2 risk for excessive rainfall are in place for Wednesday. Heavy pockets of rain bring the potential for isolated flooding, with the highest risk in western portions of the New River Valley. Here is a look at futurecast later Wednesday morning when...
