Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. – As students return to the classroom and families get back to routine, the issue of bullying is once again taking center stage in Virginia. Parents, educators, doctors, and activists are raising alarms about the growing impact bullying is having on children, not only in the classroom, but far beyond.

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - For millions of Americans living with mobility issues, even simple tasks like making dinner can become a daily challenge. But researchers at Virginia Tech are working on a solution, one that starts with a slice of pizza. Making a pizza might seem simple, but for people...

ROANOKE, Va. – Angels of Assisi has announced it will start moving to its new facility at 725 Franklin Road SW on Friday, Aug. 8!. The adoption center will be closed Friday through Sunday for staff training but will reopen to the public daily from 1 to 5 p.m. starting Monday, Aug. 11.

ROANOKE, Va. – Any lingering showers will end pretty early tonight with patchy fog forming later on. It will be another cool night with lows in the lower 60s. Thursday will be drier (and just a bit brighter) than Wednesday even though a couple of showers will still be possible. Overall, we will see more clouds than...

ROANOKE, Va. – When you think of gun violence, the first solution that comes to mind probably isn’t building a garden. But that’s exactly what the Roanoke Redevelopment and Housing Authority (RRHA) is doing. Thanks to a nearly $300,000 grant from the Virginia Department of Criminal Justice...

ROANOKE, Va. – Hundreds of families will receive free school supplies, haircuts, and wellness services during CHIP of Roanoke Valley’s fourth annual Back-to-School Celebration on Wednesday. “This is actually my favorite event that we do,” said CHIP of the Roanoke Valley’s Major Gifts Officer Tiffany Dennis.

ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke families, get ready to kick off the school year with style and support at the Cuts with Cops event on Saturday, Aug. 9. Starting at 10 a.m., Carilion Children’s Pediatric Medicine at 4348 Electric Road will open its doors for a day packed with free haircuts, school supplies, shoes, food and...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke Police have made arrests in connection to all three shooting that occurred over the weekend, according to officials. The incidents, which happened within a short timeframe, left three people injured and one person dead. Investigators say the cases are unrelated, but the timing prompted a...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - There have been multiple sightings of bears in residential areas around our hometowns in the last week. With this, Roanoke Police are reminding people of the importance of bear safety. “We’ve had a very wet summer, which has been really good for the bears. Going into...

ROANOKE, VA – “It’s unbelievable that we are back at square one. That we are back at square one. Back in the middle of an investigation, back in the middle of a teen shooting. Back in the middle, reliving everything again,” Kierston Cole said. For Kierston...