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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. https:...

Virginia’s Blue Ridge Go Cross is back at Fallon Park in southeast Roanoke this Saturday and Sunday, bringing some of the best pro and amateur cross country cyclists with it – while also w...

A festival in Roanoke that has seen growing popularity within the last few years is kicking off again later this month, however a few changes will take place. WFIR’s Conner Arthur has that story...

State government leaders including Governor Youngkin like to talk about strong job growth in the Commonwealth, but in recent weeks the economy seems to be pumping the brakes a bit, as WFIR’s Gen...

Detectives with the Roanoke Police Department are searching for the suspect in a Northeast shooting that left one man dead overnight.   An arrest warrant for second-degree murder has been issued ...

The owner of a cigar lounge hopes to have it open in downtown Roanoke by the end of the month. More from WFIR’s Clark Palmer. https://wfirnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/9-5-Bison-Cigar-Wrap...

The Salem VA Health Care System announced today it has earned the highest possible rating, five-stars, as part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2025 hospital quality ratings for the t...

A local organization hopes you’ll come come out for 2nd Annual Glaze For Gold this evening, Saturday and Sunday at Glazed Bisque-It. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports BeHold BeGold i...

September is Suicide Prevention Month. The Suicide Prevention Council and Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare combat this issue year round. But As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells us they are joi...

Brynnen BeierleBlue Ridge Hydroponics and Garden Supply is opening a second location.  As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells us the new location will help the business reach more peopl...