Roanoke VA

A Virginia father is lucky to be alive after a drunk driver barreled into him at highway speed while he was unloading his car, leaving him with catastrophic injuries. Frankie Cox was struck on Monday, Nov. 17, by a driver traveling an estimated 50 to 60 mph in a crash so violent that the car rolled over his leg and...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The results of the second annual City of Roanoke’s Snowplow Naming Contest are in! According to the City of Roanoke’s Facebook, the winning names include: “Last year’s contest was a fun and enjoyable way for the community to connect with ourwork,” said Roanoke Fleet Manager Wayne Farley. “Winter...

INDEPENDENCE, Va. (WFXR) – It’s a day nobody in law enforcement enjoys: remembering someone killed in the line of duty. Hundreds of officers from various jurisdictions, accompanied by members of multiple fire and EMS units, gathered outside the Chief Medical Examiner’s office in Roanoke for a procession. This one was...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia State Police (VSP) provided an escort Thursday, November 20, for the remains of Department of Corrections (VADOC) Officer Jeremy Lewis Hall, who was killed in the line of duty. The escort began at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, Western District in Roanoke, where...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Thanksgiving is a week away, and hundreds of runners are preparing to move their feet so others can eat, racing through downtown Roanoke for the annual Drumstick Dash. The Dash began 20 years ago as a way to raise funds and bring awareness to the homeless...

The Roanoke Valley Transportation Planning Organization (RVTPO) is seeking public comments on proposed transportation projects. These projects may receive funding from the Surface Transportation Block Grant and Carbon Reduction Program. The main proposal is to secure more funding for the next phase of the Route 419...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Pet scams continue to pop up all over the internet, from fake Facebook pages to websites that look like legitimate breeders. Here in Western Virginia, shelters like the Roanoke Valley SPCA report hearing from people who never received the pet they paid for. “She spent thousands of dollars...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Journalist Beth Macy launched her campaign for Virginia’s 6th District House seat in downtown Roanoke Tuesday night. “I think the crowd really wants to hear that somebody wants to stand up and fight for regular people, not just billionaires,” she said in an interview after the launch event. “We...

Sitting on a tight campus site, Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, Va., is partially landlocked by Mill Mountain on the back side, leaving little room for the facility to grow over the years. In fact, the hospital had not expanded significantly since 1994 with the addition of the South Pavilion, which...

The Southwest Virginia Data Center Transparency Alliance is calling for public participation at the upcoming Western Virginia Water Authority board meeting scheduled for this Thursday at 3pm. The primary concern is the proposed Google AI data center in Botetourt County, which is expected to use approximately 8...