Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke Police have launched a summer initiative aimed at cracking down on crime and keeping people safe as the city gets busier. It’s called Operation Summer Shield, and it is a coordinated effort to get violent offenders off the streets, crack down on reckless driving, and keep downtown...

Madison Stepanchick got double the delight while fishing over the July 4th weekend with her family at Land's End in Union Hall, reeling in not one sunfish, but two. "She caught two sunfish on a lure, which makes it even more wild," said Madison's grandfather, Ron Stepanchick. "The first one bit, then the second one...

ROANOKE, Va. – Heads up! If you see smoke or fire near Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport, don’t panic! It’s part of a live burn training exercise for aircraft rescue and firefighting. This training will take place through Wednesday, July 30, using an aircraft rescue simulator located in Lot 18,...

ROCKY MOUNT, Va. – Carilion Children’s launched a new pediatric clinic in Rocky Mount, opening its doors to patients on Monday, marking a significant expansion of healthcare services for families in Franklin County. “Historically, a lot of kids would have to travel to Roanoke. Parents may have to...

Blacksburg, VA – A dangerous heat wave is gripping southwest Virginia today, with heat index values soaring as high as 109°F in Danville and Reidsville by late Sunday afternoon. According to the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, a Heat Advisory is in effect from noon to 8 p.m....

(WDBJ) - The town of Pulaski and the City of Roanoke have each received $50,000 infrastructure grants. They were awarded through Governor Glenn Youngkin’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) fund. In Pulaski, the money will help create a new home for The Marketplace. Since its inception, the...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - https://www.appalachianpower.com/ announced a transmission improvements project that would affect Amherst and Bedford counties, plus the city of Lynchburg, and will host an open house to gather input from the community, according to officials from the company. The Abert-Reusens Tranmission...

We’ll see some sunny breaks today as more clouds develop this afternoon. Our highs will be slightly “cooler” for a couple of hometowns, but still humid across the region. Highs look to stay generally steady in the low to mid 90s through Wednesday with a transitional day...

ROANOKE, Va. – Moo-ve over. Chick-fil-A Valley View Boulevard is ringing in its 25th birthday in style. On Monday, July 28, the fast food restaurant will celebrate with special prizes throughout the day. Every 25th car through the drive-thru from 12 to 2 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. will receive a free meal. There will also...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Teamwork was on full display in Northwest Roanoke Friday evening, after a kitchen fire sparked in the 1900 block of Melrose Avenue around 8:30 p.m. A family living down the street was the first to notice something was wrong. “We happened to be standing outside, having a conversation, and...