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  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 Cultural Endowment....

Roanoke-based author Beth Macy has just released her fifth non-fiction book, “Paper Girl – A Memoir of Home and Family,” wherein Macy discovered during trips back to her childhood ho...

  An historic motor lodge is celebrating it’s grand opening this morning. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells us the Colony House Motor Lodge had a soft opening in August today is the ...

A Roanoke novelist has a new book on the shelves. Mike Allen’s second novel uses the Appalachian Trail as a backdrop for this supernatural thriller. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more. ...

ROANOKE –Virginia Senator David Suetterlein and Delegate Joe McNamara responded to today’s announcement of Roanoke City government’s pursuit of a casino at the Roanoke Civic Center. ...

  Roanoke is exploring the possibility of joining Virginia cities like Bristol, Danville, Petersburg, and Portsmouth by evaluating the potential for a casino that could be located in the Berglund...

Kait Pedigo GoFest (L) Clark Palmer photoThe Roanoke Outside Festival – GoFest – returns to downtown Roanoke and Explore Park this Friday through Sunday.  Visitors to the free admissi...

With Virginia’s general election around the corner, tensions are rising in the race for governor. Both candidates met in Norfolk last Thursday for their only live debate, where they addressed ke...

Virginia State Police and the Botetourt County Sheriff's Office are investigating after a shooting incident occurred late this morning along Interstate 81. Northbound lanes of I-81 are currently back ...

A full-service construction firm based in Roanoke is preparing to host a hands-on event aimed at busting the myth that construction is “just for boys” as WFIR’s Conner Arthur reports...