Roanoke VA

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The restaurant Billy’s Roanoke will be celebrating its 13th anniversary on Friday, May 23. Downtown Roanoke listed the story behind the space with the following: Learn more about Bill’s or check out its fine dining at billysroanoke.com.

This week, May 18–24, marks Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week, a time to recognize the essential work of EMS personnel across Virginia. According to the Virginia Department of Health, nearly 40,000 EMS providers and 548 agencies serve the Commonwealth, responding to 1.74 million calls last year—an average of more...

ROANOKE, Va. – According to a new report from GasBuddy, the average price for regular gas in Virginia on Sunday was $2.96 per gallon, up just over a penny from the previous week. In Roanoke, prices ranged from $2.65 to $3.16 per gallon , a 51-cent difference. Diesel prices...

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital has announced the opening of the expanded Emergency Department, which has made it the largest in Virginia. The expanded ED is located off South Jefferson Street and patients can drive around the circle to enter the doors to check in. Carilion Clinic said the...

ROANOKE, Va. – Bernadette Lark, the mother of Anton Brown, spoke in front of the Roanoke City Council on Monday. This follows the March 18 arrest of Brown on a charge of obstruction/resisting without force. Brown’s mother recorded the arrest, and the footage was later posted on social media.

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Roanoke City Council has approved a 3 percent pay raise for city employees. The council meeting ended with all council members voting to approve the increase, which adopts and establishes a pay plan for council appointed officers and constitutional officials as well. Mayor Joe Cobb says...

BEDFORD, Va. (WSET) — The beloved Bedford County Fair is undergoing significant changes this year, starting with a series of new events. Now, one of the new events called "Bedford Family Carnival" will take place at Liberty Lake Park instead of its previous location on Falling Creek Road. Joy...

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - There are four areas where VDOT is looking to get feedback on things like roadway and pedestrian safety, congestion, accessibility and more. The first is along Prices Fork Road between McCoy Road and North Main Street in the Town of Blacksburg and Montgomery County. It has seen 25 crashes in the...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — The Roanoke County Police Department is seeking the public's help in identifying a man who allegedly exposed himself in a store. Police say the store where the incident occurred at is located in the 3900 block of Brambleton Avenue. Police believe he left the...

The City of Roanoke met on Monday to discuss an amendment to the 2024-2025 annual budget for the Roanoke City Public Schools budget alongside pay raises for city employees. The amendment would add an additional appropriation of $17.9 million to RCPS to address a shortfall caused by “the omission of appropriations for...