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Some Hokie fans have been puzzled: If former Virginia Tech women’s basketball star Liz Kitley is in the WNBA, why is she suddenly back in Blacksburg? The answer involves rehabilitation, career e...

Democrat Abigail Spanberger holds a 10-point lead over Republican Winsome Earle-Sears (51%-41%) in the November election for governor of Virginia, according to the Roanoke College Poll. Only 4% of lik...

Salem’s sweetest 5K is back for its ninth year, raising money for the Ronald McDonald House, one donut at a time. WFIR’s Conner Arthur has more. https://wfirnews.com/wp-content/uploads/202...

The House of Delegates voted along party lines today to advance a constitutional amendment that calls for redrawing the Commonwealth’s Congressional maps to counteract lawmakers in states includ...

Five years after Tudor House was founded after the death by suicide of Louis Tudor – the owner of Tudor’s Biscuit World and a popular swim coach, the non-profit has a permanent home inside...

(October 29, 2025) At 08:57 A.M., Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded to the 8300 block of Cardington Dr. in the Hollins area for reports of a residential structure fire. First arriving units fro...

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...

Detectives with the Roanoke Police Department arrested two teenagers in connection with multiple commercial robberies throughout Roanoke. A 16-year-old male and 17-year-old male were arrested on Oct. ...

Governor Glenn Youngkin today formally rolled out Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance, or VENA, which will use roughly 37 and half million dollars from the Commonwealth’s general surplus eve...

Jason MiyaresRichmond, Va. — Attorney General Jason Miyares issued an opinion today explaining that the constitutionally required process to amend the Constitution cannot be short-circuited by a...