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( Courtesy of Ryan White Facebook Page)The newest member of the Roanoke County School Board says he wants to build bridges that allow residents to have more input in school decisions. More from WFIR&r...

Culture Calendar graphicFrom 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 Cu...

The first of a half dozen or so releases from Across the Way Productions – the company behind FloydFest – has been announced. More on the initial lineup for FloydFest 26 – Daydream, ...

Author Beth Macy is set to make a special announcement next Tuesday at the Historic Fire Station 1 building in downtown Roanoke. This is according to a fundraising link titled Beth Macy for Congress. ...

The Vinton Café has officially moved into the building that was once home to Our Daily Bread on East Lee Avenue. According to the website, the café offers a menu of fresh, approachable b...

The Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce is working with Feeding Southwest Virginia and the Governor’s Virginia Cares Initiative to help feed people in our region. WFIR’s Denise Allen ...

Botetourt County is celebrating its volunteers by encouraging its residents to shoutout the community’s helpers.  As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells us BOCOGrateful is in its fifth...

With fire crews across Southwest Virginia working to contain ongoing brush fires in Botetourt County, one area forester is providing updates on when the region’s wildlands could return to normal...

Lawson, a real estate development firm out of Norfolk, is building a second affordable housing development in Roanoke. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports this next development will be in th...

SALEM, Va. – The Salem Red Sox are now the Salem RidgeYaks. The Single-A ball club announced its new name and branding Saturday at a public event at Salem Memorial Ballpark, trading its classic ...