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MGN Better pack your patience along with those presents. AAA predicts a record-setting 3.4 million Virginians will travel for the year-end holidays—the highest volume ever. If you’re hitti...

The new nonstop flights coming to Dallas-Fort Worth mean more than just a trip to the Lone Star State. It’s about how much smaller the rest of the world will get for local travelers. WFIR’...

There are signs that the seller’s market for Roanoke Valley homeowners may be nearing an end — and that buyers will have at least a little more say in 2026.  The big difference in num...

On December 18, 2025, at approximately 9:36 p.m., officers responded to the report of a stabbing in the 1000 block of Montrose Avenue SE. Upon arrival, two teenage boys were located with stab wounds a...

Donations from churches, companies and many others are helping bring Christmas smiles to many area children through the Roanoke Rescue Mission. Those donations were all brought in to the mission earli...

Christmas is just around the corner now, but Hallmark has been counting down to the big day since mid-October. And viewers love it. Tuning in every weekend for another new movie. WFIR's Denise Allen M...

As area high school students wrap up the first semester of their senior year, attention turns to college. Leaders at VWCC want to remind students and parents there's a free option to eligible students...

submitted photos Around two decades ago New River Valley resident and animal lover Robin Yefko came up with an idea she even had trademarked and is patent pending – an “Animal Angel Tree,&...

As the world grapples with the aftermath of Sunday’s mass shooting at a Hanukkah event in Australia, Radford University’s political science chair is weighing in on the growing rise in anti...

Macbeth at Showtimers Sarah Anglim photo. 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...