Roanoke VA

Mayor Joe Cobb says the biomedical industry the city has grown wouldn't be possible without the Roanoke River Flood Reduction Project. The post Forty years after the Flood of ’85, Roanoke is still doing what it can to reduce future flood risk. Mitigation efforts have proven effective thus far. appeared first on...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. – It was ‘Pajama Day’ at Northside Middle School, when we decided to drop in. We confirmed pretty quickly that nobody is sleeping when our October recipient of the Education Impact award is teaching. While English class in middle school may sound more like...

W.E. Cundiff Elementary School in Vinton celebrated the official opening of the new. administrative wing, cafeteria, and kitchen on Oct. 24— a major milestone in the ongoing. expansion and renovation project, slated to be complete in Fall 2026. Roanoke County Public Schools leadership gathered with students and staff...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — As an area of low-pressure passes by to our south over the Carolinas, some shower activity will spread northward into our region late today and throughout the overnight hours. Rain will mostly be confined east of the Blue Ridge and come to an end shortly after daybreak. Rainfall totals will be […]

ROANOKE, Va. – On the day of Terry Baucom’s funeral, an entire community gathered to share their memories of a woman beloved by all. “She’s so vivacious and loving and open. She cares about everybody and remembers everything,” Brenda McGuire. “She makes you feel like you’re the only person in the room when you’re...

TROUTVILLE, Va. (WFXR) – Troutville Volunteer Fire Department is warning motorists to be cautious as they shuttle water for a working structure fire. According to the Facebook post, crews are currently working on a fire off of Stoney Battery Road near Troutville Elementary School. Officials say due to he location of...

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. – Two people and their dogs are displaced following a garage fire that occurred in Botetourt County on Sunday afternoon, Botetourt County Department of Fire & EMS said. The Department of Fire & EMS said they responded to reports of a structure fire on the 100...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Roanoke Police Department (RPD) is investigating a shooting at a local gas station. According to officers, on Thursday, Oct. 30, at 9:04 p.m., RPD responded to the report of a shooting at a gas station located in the 800 block of Bridge Street Southwest. Officers say when they arrived, they...

For eight decades, family members were told that Steward’s Mate First Class William Arthur Brown (USNR) was thrown overboard while serving his country during WWII. New research from Brown’s great-great-nephew, Kenyon Goggins, with the help of local and national organizations, showed that was not the case. Brown was...

UPDATE 7:58 P.M. – Traffic is cleared on Interstate 81 Southbound. UPDATE 6:30 P.M. – VDOT says only the south right lane and right shoulder are closed. Traffic backups are approximately six miles long. MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – All lanes are blocked on Interstate 81 Southbound at mile marker 131 due to a...