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Virginia’s Senior US Senator Mark Warner announced this morning that he intends to run for re-election. In an announcement video, Warner said if he gets another term in the Senate, he will push ...

Shine by JSP: L-R Robert Jeffrey Jr, Kristin Warren Jeffrey, Pastor Kirby Spivey Two husband-and-wife teams have teamed up to form “Shine by JSP,” a non-profit community theatre group focu...

Boundless ABA G Marrano photos A new center offering comprehensive and individualized therapy for children with autism spectrum disorder has opened its doors in the SW Roanoke Norwich neighborhood. Mo...

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...

  Smithfield Foods this morning dropped off close to 38 thousand pounds of meat to Feeding Southwest Virginia in Salem ahead of this Saturday’s Commonwealth Clash football game between UVA ...

Linda Kay Simmons Smith Mountain Lake novelist Linda Kay Simmons made news recently when she was scammed out of fifteen thousand dollars she paid by bitcoin. (Scammers told her on the phone there were...