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Alice Kassens Roanoke College photo Consumer Sentiment is much higher in Virginia than it is in the nation as a whole – and that might be good news for local businesses that often count on the T...

Culture Calendar graphic From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar – With a look at some of the local events coming up this weekend and in the near future. Sponsored by the Roanoke C...

Zac Brown Band launched a limited run of visually striking shows at the Sphere in Las Vegas on Friday (December 5). The performances are in support of the country band's eighth studio album, Love &...

Trisha Yearwood has shared her cherished holiday traditions in a new interview with People, including a yearly cookie party where family and friends bring their favorite recipes from their childhood. ...

Morgan Wallen has been named Billboard's Top Artist of 2025, becoming the first male country act to achieve the honor in over 30 years, following Garth Brooks' back-to-back year-end wins in 1992-93. T...

The first trailer for Baz Luhrmann's upcoming film, EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert, premiered on Tuesday (December 9). The movie will offer rare, long-lost footage from Elvis's legendary 1969 Las Vega...

Raul Malo, the soulful frontman of The Mavericks known for blending Latin flair and lively rock into '90s country music, died on Monday (December 8) at the age of 60, following a battle with Stage 4 c...

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The last place any child wants to be for the Christmas Holidays is in a hospital. Now two units for Carilion Clinic want to make the holiday brighter for those young patients who won’t be home o...

Miley Cyrus shared a positive update on her godmother, Dolly Parton, following the country legend's recent health challenges. While attending the Avatar: Fire and Ash premiere in Los Angeles, Cyrus sa...