Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)- The Roanoke City Council approved the purchase of 236 acres of property formerly associated with the Ole Monterey Golf course. The purchase price- $8 million. City officials said there are several potential uses for the land, including:. Public school campus. Housing development. Parks and recreati

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Following a fatal cargo jet crash in Miami, investigators are looking into a specialized runway safety technology that saved dozens of lives in Roanoke just one year ago. Sunday, Sept. 6, an Amazon cargo jet overshot a runway in Miami by 1,300 feet, crashing into an...

ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — A Roanoke City Grand Jury has indicted a man on eight felony charges in connection with a double homicide in February. Jamal Edward Crump is accused of killing Khireem Jerome Porter, 35, of Radford, and Jeffrie Lamont Meadows, 37, of Wytheville. On February 8 at...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke leaders and community members continue to debate the long-term future of the Berglund Center. Frequently discussing potential expansions, entertainment districts, and the controversial possibility of a new casino, the 50-year-old facility is facing a much more immediate and costly crisis.

ROANOKE, Va. – Fire officials provided an update regarding a fire that had left a two-story building in rubble and two people dead. Neighbors were abruptly woken up to the sounds of firefighters and sirens that rushed to Greenbrier Avenue Southeast to combat the fire. “So it was like...

Governor Abigail Spanberger earlier this week met Virginia students, heard from teachers and administrators, and highlighted record investments the Commonwealth has made in education and career development programs. In Roanoke, the Governor visited the Roanoke County Public Schools Career and Technology Center — a new

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - UPDATE:. ORIGINAL STORY: Roanoke County Police are on scene of a crash at the intersection of Electric Road and Chaparral Drive as of 9:25 a.m. Tuesday. Police say as a result of the crash, there is a power line down across Chaparral Drive. Drivers are...

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BOTETOURT CO., Va. – People go fishing for reasons other than catching a fish. “I think for a lot of people, it’s a break from the everyday life,” said Brett Winchell, store manager for fishing outfitter Orvis, located in downtown Roanoke. If it’s a break you are...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)—Each week, WFXR News highlights adoptable pets filling up animal shelters across Southwest and Central Virginia. On Tuesday, September 8, Landon Cox with the Roanoke Valley SPCA brought Rover to the WFXR News studio. Rover is a stout, 3-year-old Labrador mix who is full of love and curiosity. He enj