Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Roanoke Sheriff’s Office is spreading the word that the Special Olympics Torch Run will be on Wednesday, June 4. The starting location will be at the Roanoke/Salem Plaza at 4142 Melrose Avenue and will end at Famous Anthony’s located at 3737 Challenger Avenue. The race will start at 8:45...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — A major crash investigation is underway on Golfside Avenue NW. Roanoke Police say they responded to a single-vehicle crash at 8:26 p.m. on the 1500 block of Golfside Avenue. Officers say they found a man with serious injuries from the motorcycle crash. He was taken to the hospital and Roanoke...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke County Fire is investigating a house fire in southern Roanoke County that has displaced two people and their pets on May 28. Roanoke County FD said crews responded to a home at the 6000 block of Poage Valley Road around 1:52 p.m. after reports of a fire. At the […]

A large weather system high up in the atmosphere will influence our weather for the rest of this week, keeping things unsettled across the region. Expect a mostly cloudy day Thursday, which will help keep temperatures close to normal for late May. In the afternoon, scattered showers and storms could pop-up,...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Virginia medical community gathered Tuesday morning for LewisGale Medical Center’s third annual Mental Health Walk. More than 150 people joined for a short walk around the hospital’s campus in recognition of Mental Health Awareness Month. They marked the occasion by wearing green clothes,...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The city of Roanoke spent $5 million more than the city council authorized last budget year. According to an audit report, this is a violation of state law and significant lapse in oversight. The city’s annual comprehensive financial report was recently released. The findings emerged during...

Summer didn’t start its engines very efficiently on Memorial Day weekend. Alongside being the day we remember those who gave their lives defending the United States and being the weekend of the Indianapolis 500, Memorial Day weekend is often seen as sort of a summer preview, or even the first day of summer...

UPDATE 5:40 P.M. 5/28 ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – It is reported that Jefferson Street SE and Weller Lane SE have now reopened. – UPDATE 4:28 P.M. 5/28 ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke County Fire Officials have released more details regarding the unfolding situation on Jefferson Street in Roanoke. Roanoke County Community...

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — UPDATE: A man was hospitalized after being thrown from a sky lift near the Carillion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, officials say. According to Roanoke Fire & EMS Chief David Hoback, a person operating a sky lift was thrown from the basket and pinned underneath it. Officials...

Roanoke, Virginia – A Roanoke man with a troubling past has now admitted to a pattern of deception that spanned multiple states, identities, and victims. Janike Dunbar Holt, 29, who used several aliases, including “Nike,” “Janike Tagovailoa,” “Keanu Tagovailoa,” and “Trey Tagovailoa,” pleaded guilty in federal court...