Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. – More women in Virginia are getting sick during pregnancy, and medical experts are working to reduce that number. Today, a major healthcare summit brought together Virginia’s top minds in maternal and infant care. Hotel Roanoke hosted the ninth annual Virginia Neonatal Perinatal Collaborative. This...

ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke city health department says the city’s health is falling behind state averages in several key areas. A presentation presenting data at the recent city council meeting opened discussion on these challenges. According to data from the health department, local residents face higher rates of...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s been almost a week since the Roanoke City Council’s surprise announcement saying they wanted to bring a Casino to the Berglund Center. The announcement has sparked conversations about if it’s a good idea to bet it all on a potential casino. During...

ROANOKE, Va. – Bitter sweet news for some of you: George’s Flowers is moving. Bottom line, George’s needs a bigger space. Two years ago, George’s entered into a non-binding agreement with the city of Roanoke to apply for a grant to buy their property because it’s in a floodway. This is not eminent domain — it’s a...

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — A local Jiu Jitsu gym was destroyed in a fire just six days after its grand opening. Kaizen Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Roanoke hosted their grand opening on Saturday, Oct. 4., and that next Friday, the building suffered significant damage in a fire. According to...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke’s casino is still in the early proposal stages, however other locations are farther along. Those were on the agenda Monday for a Virginia subcommittee on the future of gaming. Roanoke’s Casino proposal was not included in Monday’s discussion. Representatives from the five...

At the Bedford County Board of Supervisors meeting held on Oct. 14, Supervisor Mickey Johnson presented a Joint County and Town Proclamation recognizing the 100th birthday and World War II service of Clarence E. "Bill" Wenzel. Wenzel turned 100 years old on Oct. 16.

Quiet conditions build behind yesterdays cold front. Today, we can expect sunny and clear blue skies with comfortable highs in mid to upper 60s. Behind the front, breezy conditions still linger this afternoon, but not as windy as late yesterday. We’ll see wind gusts calm down this evening and overnight into Tuesday.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Average gas prices in Roanoke fell 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.81 per gallon Monday, October 20, according to Gasbuddy’s survey of 155 stations in the city. From a month ago, gas prices in Roanoke decreased five cents per gallon. Prices...

BLACKSBURG, Va. – A brisk wind whips through the New River Valley this early Monday morning, carrying that unmistakable bite of true fall air. The mountains of southwest Virginia are stepping straight into a dry, sunny, but noticeably cooler pattern — one that could set the stage for the region’s first flirtation...