Market on Melrose celebrates one year fighting food insecurity
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s been about one year since the Market on Melrose opened in Roanoke to tackle the issue of food insecurity and eliminate a food desert plaguing Northwest Roanoke for more than 40 years. There are many ways to define a food desert, but the USDA...
Frustrations addressed over Virginia’s new School Performance and Support Framework
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Schools across Virginia are receiving performance grades on how well they’re teaching students. Wednesday night, we told you about the School Performance and Support Framework - which hopes to hold schools accountable. And while the goal is clarity, some divisions say the new ratings have...
Fork in the Market reopens after six-month closure caused by kitchen fire
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Fork in the Market reopened Thursday, six months after a grease fire damaged its kitchen and forced the popular Roanoke restaurant and bar to shut down. Located inside the historic City Market Building, the restaurant spent months rebuilding the kitchen from the ground up. Repairs totaled nearly...
Blacksburg Town Council rejects six-story apartment building proposal
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - It’s no secret Blacksburg needs more student and affordable housing options. But after a proposal to build a new apartment complex was on the table in the town council chamber, the request didn’t go any further in a five-to-two vote. Part of that decision...
No. 21 Virginia visits Virginia Tech seeking to boost tourney hopes
Virginia coach Tony Bennett knows the NCAA Tournament selection committee may be stingy toward the Atlantic Coast Conference on Selection Sunday. ESPN's Joe Lunardi...
Kings Rental Club offers DIY tools at an affordable price
BEDFORD, Va. (WSET) - Kings Rental Club is now open in Bedford. It is located at 839 Orange Street. It offers all the tools...
Greater Roanoke Home and Garden Show returns to the Berglund Center
ROANOKE, Va. - Spring is blooming early in the Star City as hundreds welcome back the Greater Roanoke Home and Garden Show, where vendors...
$40,000 damage estimated after house fire in Roanoke County
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)- The Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department responded to a residential fire on Givens Tyler Road on Saturday, Feb. 17. According...
Virginia Tech offers 2025 TE Hayden Bradley
Buford (GA) Class of 2025 tight end Hayden Bradley has already amassed over 30 scholarship offers, with his latest tender coming from Brent Pry...
Moneta Vol. Fire Dept. hosts fundraiser dinner to support fellow fighter battling cancer
MONETA, Va. (WFXR) - On Saturday, Jan. 17 folks came near and far to help one of their own in Moneta after news that...
