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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...

Author Beth Macy After ‘some’ speculation, author Beth Macy has officially launched she calls the “worst kept secret in Roanoke.” That story from WFIR’s Clark Palmer http...

An area college is offering classes that allow students to better communicate with the hearing impaired. More from WFIR’s Clark Palmer. https://wfirnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/11-18-Roan...

Carrie McConnell Ridge View Bank- Brett Winter Lemon photo After being without a true home office while opening branches in Salem and at Smith Mountain Lake, a year ago this month Ridge View Bank cut ...

Valley Metro G Marrano photo At the Third Street Station on Salem Avenue in downtown Roanoke a celebration marking the 50th anniversary of public transit under the Valley Metro banner. Valley Metro un...

Virginia Tech’s newly hired football coach is offering some insights into the events that brought him to Blacksburg. More from WFIR’s Clark Palmer. https://wfirnews.com/wp-content/uploads/...

ROANOKE, Va. - The Roanoke City Council on Monday rejected a proposal to rezone a building near Valley View Mall for an 80-bed residential substance-use treatment center. The council voted 5-2 to deny...

Media reports say Virginia Tech has hired former Penn State Head Football coach James Franklin to lead the Hokies as the new head football coach. Contract details have not been released at this time. ...

Virginia’s Cannabis Oversight Commission has been drafting recommendations for months, anticipating a push to finally open a legal retail market under the incoming administration. WFIR’s I...

Ken Mitchell ( Democratic Candidate in Virginia’s 6th Congressional District)A military veteran is vying for another chance to challenge a Republican Congressman who represents parts of our area...