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There are signs that the seller’s market for Roanoke Valley homeowners may be nearing an end — and that buyers will have at least a little more say in 2026.  The big difference in num...

On December 18, 2025, at approximately 9:36 p.m., officers responded to the report of a stabbing in the 1000 block of Montrose Avenue SE. Upon arrival, two teenage boys were located with stab wounds a...

Donations from churches, companies and many others are helping bring Christmas smiles to many area children through the Roanoke Rescue Mission. Those donations were all brought in to the mission earli...

Christmas is just around the corner now, but Hallmark has been counting down to the big day since mid-October. And viewers love it. Tuning in every weekend for another new movie. WFIR's Denise Allen M...

As area high school students wrap up the first semester of their senior year, attention turns to college. Leaders at VWCC want to remind students and parents there's a free option to eligible students...

submitted photos Around two decades ago New River Valley resident and animal lover Robin Yefko came up with an idea she even had trademarked and is patent pending – an “Animal Angel Tree,&...

As the world grapples with the aftermath of Sunday’s mass shooting at a Hanukkah event in Australia, Radford University’s political science chair is weighing in on the growing rise in anti...

Macbeth at Showtimers Sarah Anglim photo. 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...

At least for now it appears the health care insurance premium subsidies for the past 5 years that made them more affordable millions have gone away. One of Virginia’s principal players in the ma...

An annual award recognizing an individual who goes above and beyond for the Roanoke community has returned with the announcement of the 2025 Roanoke Citizen of the Year. WFIR’s Conner Arthur has...