First Alert: Warm and muggy with passing storms
Hot and muggy into Thursday with more scattered storms. We’ll see one more really warm and muggy day. Our highs will climb well into the 80s with feel-like temperatures in the 90s to near 100 degrees. Storms Continue. More downpours continue to take shape in a typical summer-like fashion,...
Stolen car on I-581N crashes near Orange Avenue exit in Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Virginia State Police (VSP) responded to a report of a crash on Interstate 581 north near the 4W Orange Avenue Exit. According to VSP, the crash occurred on Thursday, July 31, at 3:10 a.m. Two people were in the car at the time of the crash and fled the scene after […]
‘Microclimates’ make some parts of your cities hotter. We hit the streets (and fields)...
On the hottest Virginia summer days, heat doesn’t treat every neighborhood in your city the same. In fact, temperature varies an average of 9 degrees within the boundaries of your locality on a hot afternoon depending on the characteristics of your surroundings, according to a Virginia Heat Watch study published in...
Prosecutors: Roanoke man sentenced in robbery, murder of drug supplier
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)-Prosecutors said a Roanoke man will spend more than 12 years in federal prison in connection with the death of his alleged drug supplier. According to a press release from U.S. Attorney C. Todd Gilbert, Garrett Williams, 22, was involved in “distributing large quantities of marijuana and helping...
Virginia Tech Uncovers Millipede Compounds with Drug Potential
Millipedes get a bad rap — their many legs put people off and could classify them as “creepy crawly.” But these anthropods’ secretions could hold the key to new drug discovery for the treatment of neurological diseases and pain. Chemist Emily Mevers and her team recently discovered a new set of complex structures in...
Smith Mountain Lake water quality exceeds 20-Year averages
The water quality of Smith Mountain Lake continues to be excellent. In fact, water quality so far this year is better than the recorded 20-year averages. These results are from the Smith Mountain Lake Association (SMLA) Water Quality Monitoring Program, which recently completed the fourth of six bi-weekly monitoring...
Salem neighbors concerned about proposed townhome development
SALEM, Va. (WDBJ) - Residents of a Salem neighborhood are worried about a large housing development that has been proposed near their homes. ABoone Real Estate is looking to rezone a 40-acre property on Newman Drive that currently houses the old WSLC radio station and several radio towers to build a 171-unit townhome...
Roanoke Sheriff’s Office opens resource center to help former inmates reenter community
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office is launching a new initiative aimed at giving formerly incarcerated individuals a second chance. Wednesday, city leaders and community partners gathered to celebrate the grand opening of the Unified Reintegration Resource Center, a one-stop hub designed to...
3 Men Arrested, Charged In Deadly Harlem Gang Stabbing Of 33-year-old Jervey Barfield
Three men have been apprehended and charged in connection with the deadly stabbing of Jervey Barfield, 33, who was attacked in Harlem in early May. Barfield was discovered with several stab wounds to the back at about 5:27 a.m. on Saturday, May 3, after police responded to a 911 call reporting an assault in progress...
Christmas in July Forecast
Hot and muggy weather continues with a few storms. Hot and muggy conditions continue with a few afternoon storms.
