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YMCA photo Is this the year you *promise* to tone up and lose a few pounds? A YMCA officer locally says people at just about any level of fitness can make a plan, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports:...

A series of new laws are now in effect across Virginia, impacting everything from hourly pay and unemployment benefits to how minors use social media and the costs of critical health screenings. The c...

A representative of the Blue Ridge Soil and Water Conservation District went before the Botetourt County Supervisors to urge them to seek energy efficient and sustainable cooling practices at the prop...

When Salem’s minor league baseball team changed its name from Red Sox to Ridge Yaks, reviews were mixed.  But that’s what team officials expected.  WFIR’s Denise Allen Memb...

Triple-A wants Virginians to celebrate the New Year safely – and offers some sobering statistics about what happens when you drive drunk or buzzed – and get pulled over. More from WFIR&rsq...

Blue Ridge Literacy was founded in 1985 to strengthen those skills for adults in western Virginia. Over the past four decades it has evolved into a focus on increasing English proficiency for refugees...

The Exchange logo 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...

(From Kim Farington for Senate Facebook Page) A Republican looking to unseat the Commonwealth’s Senior US Senator says she will bring much needed change to D.C. Fairfax Station resident Kim Fari...

Downtown Roanoke’s newest music venue is opening tonight with a sold-out concert by Grace Potter and Holy Roller.  As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports the former First National Ex...

A regional non-profit has is having a worldwide impact by providing free prosthetics to amputees in third world countries.  WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more. https://wfirnews.com/wp-co...