Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. – The Fourth of July may be over, but people are still hitting the outdoors to beat the summer heat. The annual Roanoke River Floatilla to Starr Hilla saw dozens - if not hundreds - of people go down to the Roanoke River to float down the river en route to Starr Hill Pilot Brewing.

I hope you enjoy my latest column, a collection of weekly short news updates and future events to look out for, and arriving to your inbox as part of our NRV newsletter on Mondays. As your New River Valley reporter, I primarily cover Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Montgomery County and Radford, but...

When Crystal Spring Grocery Co. runs out of it, folks start to holler. When staff at Dogwood Restaurant bring out a burger or hot dog topped with it, the sight inspires five more orders. Caterer Drew Buzik’s orders typically include it, occasionally by the vat. The delight in question...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - One person died after an oncoming vehicle collided with a Pontiac G5 that was stopped on the right side of the interstate on Sunday morning, according to the Virginia State Police. 19-year-old Tyler Cole Williams, of Vinton, was transported to a hospital and later died,...

ESPN analyst Paul Finebaum ripped James Franklin at Virginia Tech, citing him as not a good coach.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The nation’s history was in the spotlight 50 years ago, but the Bicentennial was also focused on fun. And one of the most unusual acts to roll through western Virginia came from a catholic school in Newberry, Ohio. Members of the St. Helen Unicycle Drill...

City Dogs Roanoke has released the following statement:. We are aware of the public announcement regarding our facility and understand that many of you have questions and concerns. Our first priority has always been the safety and well-being of the dogs entrusted to our care. We are cooperating with the...

We are starting this morning with some sunshine and comfortable temperatures in the 70s before heat quickly builds throughout the afernoon. Highs reach the mid 90s with scattered showers and thunderstroms developing around lunchtime and continuning through the afternoon. Heat remains a concern across the region today,

(WDBJ) - Due to severe thunderstorms that passed through the Commonwealth, hundreds of power customers were without power across our hometowns as of Sunday morning, according to the Appalachian Power Outage Map and Dominion Energy’s Outage Map. More than 6,000 customers were without power Saturday evening, but most had

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 14-year-old girl who was last seen Friday night in northwest Roanoke. According to a Star City Alert issued by local authorities, the missing teen is a 14-year-old Black female who is autistic. She was last seen around 9 p.m. in the area of Springhill D