Roanoke VA

SALEM, Va. – Christmas is just around the corner, and in Salem, plenty of residents got their holiday gifts while helping a good cause. The Salem Holiday Market took place at the Salem Civic Center this weekend. It saw vendors selling goods like candles, handmade crochet works and engraved items.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - As winter weather continues across the Roanoke Valley, members of Oxford House Chapter 21 stepped up to help neighbors stay warm and fed. Oxford House is a nonprofit organization of sober living homes, with 15 homes located throughout Roanoke. Chapter 21 includes six of those homes, whose...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Winter weather has settled into the Roanoke Valley, bringing colder temperatures after weeks of wind chill and snow, and residents are feeling the change. Some people say they are enjoying the colder conditions and the seasonal atmosphere that comes with them. “I’m enjoying it, I’m in...

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. – If you’re looking to learn more about eastern Montgomery, there’s no better place to learn than the Meadowbrook Museum. From old farm equipment, to antique telephones, to civil war-era coverlets, there is something for everyone here. The museum has been operating out of...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)- The Roanoke Police Department is investigating a two-vehicle collision that left one man dead and three others injured. The crash occurred around 8:30 p.m. on Friday, December 12 in the 4400 block of Franklin Road SW. The roadway was shut down while officers worked the scene. The three injured...

SALEM, Va. (WFXR) — More than 5,200 locations nationwide participated in Wreaths Across America on Saturday, honoring fallen veterans from their communities. That long list included Salem, Virginia, where the graves of more than 500 veterans, resting in East Hill and East Hill North cemeteries, are now adorned with...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Blacksburg, VA – Residents across western and central Virginia, along with nearby portions of West Virginia and North Carolina, are being warned of dangerously cold wind chills tonight into Monday morning,...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Blacksburg, VA – Strong northwest winds are impacting parts of Virginia, West Virginia, and North Carolina today, with gusts powerful enough to create travel hazards and potential power disruptions,...

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Virginia Tech University in Blacksburg has officially ended its 7-year-old Ujima program, residence halls that were opened on April 13, 2018 for students who shared academic and personal interests. Ujima, which has grown from an initial 70 students to 188 students, as of the fall of 2025, closed this fall....