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VINTON, Va. (WFXR) – America’s 250th birthday is just around the corner, and Vinton will celebrate with its 71st annual Dogwood Festival. Festivities start on Friday, April 24 with a pre-festival nighttime concert by Camel City Yacht club. Visitors can listen to lively 70s and 80s jams and enjoy various food options among the town’s […]

UE students and faculty build 18 yard barns for future Habitat homes.

FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – A bus driver was charged after a two-vehicle crash in Franklin County, Virginia State Police said. VSP said the crash occurred on Thursday around 7:32 a.m. on Route 122 just south of Burnt Chimney Road. An investigation found that a sedan was stopped and waiting to make a left turn, when it was struck by a school bus from...

SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - Despite allowing just 4 hits on Saturday, wild pitching and missed offensive opportunities doomed the Salem Ridgeyaks in a 6-3 loss to the Wilson Warbirds at Carilion Clinic Field. Salem (6-2) struck out 11 batters on the mound, but also allowed 11 walks. Christian Foutch (L,...

BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – On Sunday, April 12 at 1 a.m., a fatal car crash occurred in Bedford County, according to Virginia State Police. The vehicle, a 2010 Ford F-250, ran off the left side of the roadway and hit a tree while traveling south on Rocky Ford Road. The crash scene is located […]

MONETA, Va. (WSET) — Firefighters worked quickly to put out a brush fire on Saturday that was threatening homes near Smith Mountain Lake. According to the Moneta Volunteer Fire Department, crews were first dispatched to SanMarcos Court for the brush fire. When firefighters arrived, they found flames actively spreading...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – A Giles County man was arrested after an extensive investigation into international psychedelics smuggling, according to an April 9 report by the US Attorney’s Office, Western District of Virginia. He faces the following charges: Police investigators arrested Charles Herman Aardema III, 28, of Ripplemead, Va. after a federal criminal complaint alleged […]

Sports talk radio host Craig Carton continued his James Franklin to Virginia Tech obsession with another tone-deaf rant.

Things might be heating up for Virginia Tech on the recruiting trail. The Hokies have been picking up a number of predictions to land multiple 2027 prospects a

VIRGINIA — One person was killed and another was injured Saturday morning in a crash involving a Jeep and a U.S. Postal Service vehicle, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said the crash occurred around 10 a.m. in the 2200 block of Alleghany Spring Road. When deputies and emergency crews arrived, they found […] The post One person dead following vehicle crash in Virginia...