Author Archives: Syndicated Content

Small businesses are what make a community unique. While shoppers are out looking for Black Friday deals, business owners in the region are hoping you will spend some of those dollars at local small b...

(from ABC News) The two injured National Guard members are a woman and man. Both are in critical condition, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the situation. One suspect is in custody,...

Alice Kassens Roanoke College photo Retailers may breath a sigh of relief as the latest Roanoke College survey focused on holiday spending by Virginia consumer slows a slight overall dip – but t...

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...

The day after Thanksgiving maybe Black Friday for retailers, but for plumbers it's Brown Friday, a busy day full of clogged pipes caused by grease and greasy food. WFIR's Denise Allen Membreno has mor...

Stranger Things has become the first Netflix series to have all four seasons rank in the Top 10 at the same time. The surge comes as millions of viewers revisit the show ahead of the imminent Season 5...

Amazon MGM is developing a "modern reimagining" of the 1987 comedy Baby Boom, six weeks after original star Diane Keaton died from pneumonia at age 79. Michael Showalter will direct the project. The o...

Ray Romano definitively stated Everybody Loves Raymond will never return as a reboot during the show's recent 30th Anniversary Reunion special. "We're never going to do [a reboot], because we're missi...

Eric Dane earned a 10-minute standing ovation from cast and crew while filming NBC's Brilliant Minds in October. The 53-year-old former Grey's Anatomy star guest-starred as Matthew, a firefighter hidi...

Netflix has selected Anthony Anderson as host for its Star Search revival launching January 13, 2026. The show will broadcast live on Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9 p.m. ET/6 p.m. PT with real-time glob...