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More than 439-thousand Virginia families rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – SNAP – to help maintain good health. But unless the federal government reopens soon those N...

https://wfirnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/10-21-Movers-for-Mutts-WRAP-1-WEB.mp3A Roanoke Valley moving company is spending October collecting pet supplies to benefit a local animal welfare organ...

https://wfirnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/10-21-UVA-Compact-Wrap-1-WEB.mp3 The University of Virginia has declined to sign onto a controversial compact from the Trump administration that would h...

With nearly 80 percent of 2025 behind us, the year is now entering what one local VDH district director calls “respiratory season,” and she’s urging residents not to delay in getting...

On Our Own Robin Hubert submitted photosThe executive director calls it one of Roanoke’s “best kept secrets,” a safe space open weekdays where people grappling with substance abuse a...

A local Roanoke theatre has announced its 2026 season, inviting audiences to step inside the Chocolate Factory or follow the Yellow Brick Road as WFIR’s Conner Arthur reports. https://wfirnews.c...

Ed Lynch – Hollins UniversityDr. Ed Lynch is chair of the political science department at Hollins University. The former Reagan White House staffer has traveled extensively in the Middle East, a...

CATAWBA, Va. - A beloved local dining tradition is set to return. The Homeplace restaurant, a Southwest Virginia landmark known for its family-style Southern meals, will reopen under new ownership wit...

  There’s been an elephant in the room in Roanoke – and it might just be wearing a poker face. A local delegate is now weighing in on the buzz about a possible casino at the Berglund ...

Roanoke’s annual Anthem GO Outside Festival (GO Fest) returns next weekend, marking its 15th anniversary with an expanded celebration spanning two locations across Virginia’s Blue Ridge. T...