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ROANOKE, Va. - Tourism in the Roanoke region reached an all-time high in 2024, generating nearly a billion dollars in economic activity and significantly lowering the tax burden for city residents, th...

Spanberger Leads Earle-Sears by 10 Points in the Race for Governor; Hashmi Leads Reid by 9 points in Lt. Governor Contest; Jones Leads Miyares by 6 Points in Attorney General Race 1. Democrat Abigail ...

Boogie – and Beethoven, that’s what’s on tap as the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra kicks off its 2025-26 season in earnest this week. Musical director and conductor David Stewart Wiley s...

A Roanoke nonprofit that restores abandoned buildings into housing is asking for one last financial push to support its operations – all under the message “Stability Starts at Home.”...

Since 2019, Hospitality House of the Blue Ridge has worked to place out-of-towners visiting Roanoke for medical treatment in hotels at reduced rates. In a few years they’ll have a place of their...

As the weather gets colder and the leaves start to fall, mating season for deer is underway – and one Triple-A Mid-Atlantic spokesperson is urging drivers in the Commonwealth to stay alert on th...

State Democratic lawmakers are calling on the Republican running to be the Commonwealth’s next Lt Governor to end his campaign amid controversy surrounding a Tumblr account that we have been tel...

Jadrian Wooten. VT photoWith mixed signals surrounding the U.S. economy, one Virginia Tech economist is rethinking how we spot a recession – by focusing not outside the box, but on the box itsel...

One nonprofit organization dedicated to celebrating international cultures is inviting residents in the valley to join them in Hispanic Heritage Month festivities in downtown Roanoke. WFIR’s Con...

NEW YORK - A Delta regional jet preparing to depart for Roanoke, Virginia, collided with another aircraft on a taxiway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport Wednesday night, according to the airline. ...