Roanoke VA

Gunfire from the street on Rhett Drive in December 2023 cut down Cailee Knight, a 9-year-old girl asleep on a couch in her home.

Virginia State Police is investigating a single-vehicle crash which resulted in a fatality. The crash occurred Thursday March 26, 2026 at 4:06 a.m. on Big Island Highway, near Rush Mountain Trail in Bedford County. A 2006 Ford Ranger was traveling south on Big Island Highway, when the vehicle ran off...

BLACKSBURG, Va. – Thirty teams from across Virginia, Maryland and Washington, D.C. are competing this weekend at Blacksburg High School in a regional robotics competition — and organizers say the real goal goes beyond winning. The event, held in the school’s gym, centers on what participants call “co-opetition”...

XLR8 Academy (Xperiential Learning & Real-world Engineering) This camp is open for students age 12-17. Students will experience engineering design & manufacturing technology through an introduction to robotics, engineering software applications, additive manufacturing (3D printing), an introduction to application...

ROANOKE, Va. – This isn’t your normal school bus - inside, it’s full of paint, creativity, and a little chaos. Chaos Corner, a Roanoke-based mobile art studio, is now bringing hands-on, messy fun to festivals, pop-ups, and community events across the region. The Splatter Studio is the...

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Is this the most underrated small town in all of Virginia, or do locals just want to keep it to themselves? This compact riverside gem has officially earned the title of Antique Capital of the Commonwealth, and trust me, that crown is very well deserved. I stumbled into town expecting...

Parent had originally committed to Alabama alongside his twin brother Alex. Alex flipped his commitment to Virginia Tech this past fall. Current photo via Zach Parent. Fitter and Faster Swim Camps is the proud sponsor of SwimSwam’s College Recruiting Channel and all commitment news. For many, swimming in college is a...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Ralph and Carter Stanley began performing as the Stanley Brothers in 1946. The group was considered among the best in early bluegrass. And their appearances on radio and television included visits with Don Reno and Red Smiley on WDBJ7. “One thing I remember about it,” Ralph...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Firefighters were busy responding to a house fire in Roanoke County on Sunday. At 1:29 p.m., the Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department responded to the 2100 block of Sorrell Lane for reports of a residential structure fire. Crews reported finding heavy smoke rising...