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Downtown Roanoke business owners are calling on members of Roanoke City Council to rethink changing policy related to special events. More from WFIR's Clark Palmer.   https://wfirnews.com/wp-cont...

Culture Calendar graphic 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 C...

Calling all entrepreneurs or want-to-be business owners, it’s time once again for The Gauntlet, billed as Virginia’s largest business program and competition. WFIR’s Denise Allen Mem...

August 26th, 2015 … WDBJ-7 reporter Alison Parker and videographer Adam Ward are shot dead on live TV, murdered by an ex-colleague with anger issues who had been terminated by WDBJ. Smith Mount...

Yes, as some have commented online, Center in the Square IS moving away from a museum-heavy space to one based on interactive entertainment – in large part due to financial necessity. Gone from ...

Ian Fortier (L) Grandin Theatre February is Black History Month and two of Roanoke’s long time cultural institutions are teaming up for the Grandin Theatre’s 10th Annual Black History Mont...

RICHMOND, Va. — Abigail Spanberger made history Saturday when she took the oath of office as Virginia’s 75th governor, becoming the first woman elected to lead the commonwealth in its 250-...

MGN RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia voters will have the final say on four proposed amendments to the state constitution, including measures to protect reproductive freedom and same-sex marriage, after...

ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke Police are investigating a double homicide after an argument between two men ended in a fatal shooting early Sunday morning. The incident occurred at approximately 1:33 a....

ROANOKE, Va. – A nine-year-old girl is being treated for serious injuries after she was struck by a vehicle on Williamson Road NE late Saturday night. Roanoke police said in a statement the cras...