Roanoke VA

Santa felt right at home in Vinton for the Dec. 9 Santa Crawl with snow covering the ground (but. not Vinton’s streets) and extremely cold temperatures. The Santa Crawl is a favorite tradition in Vinton, created as a stopgap measure during the. COVID pandemic in 2020 when the Christmas...

January and February are historically the coldest months in Virginia, and that provides a challenge for organizations that serve people without homes. "Our work is urgent throughout the year but it's even more urgent during the cold months," says Roanoke Human Services Coordinator Matt Crookshank, who oversees the...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)—WFXR News highlights pets available for adoption at area shelters in our weekly segment, Furry Friends! This week, on Tuesday, December 23, Aimee Brown with the Franklin County Humane Society brought Scribble in for Furry Friends! Scribble is a smart four-year-old German Shepherd mix, weighing 54...

FEDUP received a new level of community support this year as it strives to help those who have suffered from shootings in the city. Jennifer Hayden felt the tears coming as soon as she stepped through the doors. The gym at Pilgrim Baptist Church had been transformed for a Christmas...

ROANOKE Va. (WFXR) – The Rescue Mission of Roanoke is holding their annual free feast on Christmas day, providing lunch to over 500 individuals. The feast will take place on Thursday, December 25, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at 402 Fourth Street SE, Roanoke, Va 24013. The mission will have prepared lunch for over […]

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The former Montvale School along Route 460 in Bedford County has sat closed since 2014, but just last month, the county announced it received a $1 million grant from the USDA to help restoration efforts. The former school was built in 1930 and was the area’s first high school. “Based on...

ROANOKE, Va. – With Christmas just days away, last-minute shoppers are hitting stores in Roanoke hoping to find the perfect gift. But with prices increasing and uncertainty about the economy, many families are shopping more carefully this year. Genesis Mackenzie, a Roanoke shopper, said, “This was like last-minute,...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A tractor trailer driver has been charged in a crash that killed three people, including a toddler, in Roanoke County, according to Virginia State Police. 58-year-old El Hadji Karamoko Quattara was charged with reckless driving. At 11:08 p.m. Monday, December 22, 2025, troopers were...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — A Roanoke County teenager is being remembered not just for the cancer he fought, but for the joy, faith and kindness he showed throughout his life. Seventeen-year-old Camden Thepsimuong died Wednesday after a battle with a rare bone cancer. Friends, family, and community members...

A tractor trailer driver has been charged with reckless driving in an accident on Interstate 81 that killed three people in Roanoke County on Monday. Additional charges are pending against the tractor trailer driver, El Hadji Karamoko Quattara, 58, according to Virginia State Police. Lorraine Renee Williams, 65;...