Roanoke VA

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The Bedford County School Board will host a meeting Thursday, March 12 to discuss two potential changes, according to Bedford County Public Schools. The meeting will take place at the School Administration Office Conference Room at 311 South Bridge Street in Bedford. The school system...

Virginia has this sneaky talent: you can be strolling through a historic downtown, chatting with friends, or even day?dreaming about that meeting you just survived, and you won’t notice that your stomach is growling, until a whiff of something incredible snaps you back to reality. It’s the kind of...

ROANOKE CITY, VA – Roanoke residents gathered Saturday, March 7, to mark the 61st anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the 1965 attack on peaceful voting rights marchers in Alabama that helped spur passage of the Voting Rights Act. The Roanoke chapter of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference hosted a remembrance...

Josh Poslusny recaps Virginia Tech's 14-5 loss in game two against Georgia Tech. Read more below.

A cold front is slowly making its way towards us, dropping our temperatures slightly and creating some showers that will be on and off throughout the day. Most of the rain will come this afternoon. Due to the temperatures, a couple thunderstorms are possible; so expect to hear a few rumbles of thunder.

BEDFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - Parents of students at Bedford Elementary School have launched a petition demanding additional safety measures at the school, citing concerns about a Hampton Inn under construction nearby. The hotel will have a direct line of sight to the school and its playground. Ashley Meadows, a mother...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - On April 25, 1980, a mission to rescue 52 American hostages in Iran ended in disaster. A helicopter collided with a transport plane in the Iranian desert, killing eight crew members. “I know that our entire nation feels the deep gratitude I feel for the brave...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)- On March 6 at 10:55AM, crews were dispatched by the E-911 Center to a possible structure fire in the 600 block of Tazwell Ave SE. According to Roanoke Fire-EMS (RFEMS), Battalion Chief 1 and the RFEMS team on Engine 6 A-Shift arrived then reported smoke showing on the side of the home. The call...

South Carolina is emerging as a threat to Virginia Tech and James Franklin for four-star edge Chris Whitehead.

ROANOKE, Va. – A Roanoke nonprofit turned the Dumas Center into a stage for children Friday night, offering a public showcase of a new free dance program organizers say is designed to keep young people engaged and off the streets. The Hope Center of 11th St. is a Roanoke...