Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. – A Roanoke food pantry is confronting something it has never faced before: completely empty shelves. St. Francis House, which operates under Commonwealth Catholic Charities Southwest Virginia, relies on monthly USDA food distributions for about 50% of its total resources. But those deliveries have been sh

People who live in a northeast Roanoke neighborhood say they’ve been waiting years for answers about a construction project next door — and so far, they’re still waiting. A tip to the WSLS 10 News Help Center led reporters to Nelms Road NE, where an unfinished connector...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - More than two decades after Douglas Grabowski disappeared from Bent Mountain, his family and investigators say they still believe someone knows what happened. Grabowski was last reported seen around Mother’s Day in 2005 in the Bent Mountain area, where his family says he rarely left....

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — A pedestrian who was seriously injured after he was hit by a vehicle in Roanoke has died, according to police. The Roanoke Police Department said their officers started a major crash investigation on May 9 after a pedestrian was seriously injured by a vehicle on Campbell Avenue SE in Roanoke.

While some Virginia jurisdictions have implemented speed cameras in school zones and high-risk intersections, Public Information Officer Sergeant Rick Garletts says this is something new for Virginia State Police, “We only control two cameras throughout the state right now – that’s Augusta County and Roanoke and Boteto

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FRANKLIN CO., Va. – Students at Dudley Elementary School have been without a functioning playground since March — and the school community isn’t waiting on the budget cycle to fix it. The playground, which is 20 years old, was roped off after staff noticed safety issues caused...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded three additional grants to support health centers in Virginia’s Ninth District. The funding breakdown includes:. $1,095,625 to Free Clinic of the New River Valley, Inc. (based in Christiansburg, Virginia) $900,172 to Bland County Medical Clinic Inc. (ba

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. (WFXR) – New hiking trails and a parking area are now open at Bald Knob Natural Area Preserve in Rocky Mount, giving visitors an unseen look at precious wildlife and serene summit views. Hidden in the preserve’s jagged, exposed rocks are rare tiny flowers called Piedmont fameflowers, or Phemeranthus pe

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