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With the holiday travel season quickly approaching, a Virginia AARP community ambassador is urging travelers to stay vigilant at airports, where scammers often try to take advantage. WFIR’s Conn...

A major American freight railroad company with strong ties to Roanoke has distributed $100,000 in grants to several local nonprofit organizations, aiming to help build stronger communities across the ...

Melissa Woodson RAM House The RAM House day shelter that serves Roanoke’s homeless population is making significant progress on a capital campaign to renovate its new, larger space coming soon o...

After laying dormant since July 2023, a motorsports park is revving back to life with new renovations ahead of its expected reopening for the 2026 racing season. WFIR’s Conner Arthur has that st...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A shooter killed two people and wounded nine others at Brown University on Saturday, sparking a massive police search for the suspect who remained at large. The attack happened...

It’s the season of giving in Bedford County, and a local agency is gearing up to spread some holiday cheer to children through an annual toy drive that’s seeing a record number of applican...

Two years in the making – the brick and mortar home for The Blood Connection donation center at Valley View has finally cut a ribbon. The Blood Connection had been using a mobile blood and ...

A Downtown Roanoke Attraction is turning 42 and getting a little work down to keep it fresh.  WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more on what’s happening at Center in the Square. https:...

The curtain goes up this weekend on another holiday tradition. The Southwest Virginia Ballet's presentation of the Nutcracker is at the Berglund Center. WFIR's Denise Allen Membreno has more. https://...

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...