Latest dog attack in Roanoke County raises questions for previous victims
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Roanoke County Police confirmed that the dog involved in Friday’s attack on a woman had previously attacked two other people just three months earlier. Police said cases like this are complicated, but a man who was attacked earlier in the year questions why...
Book Shares Story of Daughter’s Crash and Recovery
“The Paper Bag Plan” to Screen One Night Only at Grandin Theatre. H.E.M.I. House Substance Abuse Treatment Center Opens in Roanoke.
Bond hearing pushed back for Glenvar woman charged with felony animal attack
A Glenvar woman whose dog attacked another woman before it was shot and killed by police had her bond hearing postponed. According to online court records, 37-year-old Tiffany Turner was set to appear in court Thursday morning for a bond hearing, but it was postponed until next week. Turner is...
Virginia Tech explores possibility of selling historic Hotel Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - One of the Star City’s most iconic landmarks might soon be up for sale. Virginia Tech is exploring the idea of selling Hotel Roanoke, a property with more than 140 years of history. Built originally as a small hotel with fewer than three dozen rooms...
ROA reopens runway after two weeks of repairs
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport has reopened runway 16-34 to arriving and departing aircraft as of Monday, October 6. Following nearly two weeks of intensive work to clear debris from its engineered materials arrestor system. The system was damaged after a small aircraft overran the runway during...
Canvas & Coffee offers a creative twist to Roanoke’s Café scene
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A new business in Roanoke is giving people more than just a cup of coffee. Canvas & Coffee, which recently opened on Grandin Road, combines a café with an art studio, creating a space where the community can gather, relax and express themselves creatively. “I...
Study: in-vehicle touchscreens negatively impact driver focus
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Virginia has taken a proactive stance on distracted driving, outlawing the use of handheld devices while driving in 2021. But a recent study from the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute identified another potential threat to driver focus that may be built directly into your car. The study...
Eddie Kaufman, 20, Dies After Leukemia Battle
Eddie Kaufman played hard on the field, but fought even harder off the diamond before losing his fight with leukemia at the age of 20. The Roanoke College sophomore passed away this week following a lengthy battle with T-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, his family confirmed. "Eddie’s spirit and courage touched...
Teen sentenced to prison for taking gun to school
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - A 17-year-old Franklin County High School student has been sentenced to incarceration for taking a gun onto campus. 17-year-old Anthony Orion Dalton was sentenced October 8, 2025, for being in possession of a firearm in campus in April 2025, according to the Franklin County Sheriff’s...
More than a billion birds migrated Wed. night, the highest number ever recorded by...
Wednesday night marked a new record: the highest number of birds ever recorded migrating in one night in the United States. Over a billion birds were in the skies last night, according to data recorded by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s BirdCast website, which has been tracking bird migration for 23 years (though...
