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The Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce is working with Feeding Southwest Virginia and the Governor’s Virginia Cares Initiative to help feed people in our region. WFIR’s Denise Allen ...

Botetourt County is celebrating its volunteers by encouraging its residents to shoutout the community’s helpers.  As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells us BOCOGrateful is in its fifth...

With fire crews across Southwest Virginia working to contain ongoing brush fires in Botetourt County, one area forester is providing updates on when the region’s wildlands could return to normal...

Lawson, a real estate development firm out of Norfolk, is building a second affordable housing development in Roanoke. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports this next development will be in th...

SALEM, Va. – The Salem Red Sox are now the Salem RidgeYaks. The Single-A ball club announced its new name and branding Saturday at a public event at Salem Memorial Ballpark, trading its classic ...

As the U.S. government enters its 37th day of the shutdown – now the longest in the nation’s history – federally funded services like food stamps have already been affected. And now,...

Dr. Jaclyn Nunziato Carilion photoJunior Achievement of Southwest Virginia honors a maternal-health leader tonight at its Business Hall of Fame. WFIR’s Ian Price has more: https://wfirnews.com/w...

There’s ongoing uncertainty these days for non-profit agencies and organizations that count to some extent on federal grant funding often passed through the state. United Way of Roanoke Valley r...

Culture Calendar graphicFrom 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 Cu...

Amid a wave of Democratic victories across the Commonwealth last night, the 41st District stood out as one of several delegate seats to flip as WFIR’s Conner Arthur reports: https://wfirnews.com...