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Roanoke County elementary school earns highest achievement award from VBOE
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — The Virginia Board of Education (VBOE) has recognized several schools statewide with one of its highest achievement awards. One was Roanoke County’s very own Masons Cove Elementary School. The elementary school along with 36 other schools was awarded as part of the board’s Exemplar Performance School Recognition Program. “I’m very […]
Knife-wielding man shot by police in Roanoke, officials say
ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — Roanoke Police have released more information regarding an officer-involved shooting Monday evening in the city. According to the Roanoke Police Department, a knife-wielding man was shot by police. RPD said their officers were dispatched around 8 p.m. for the report of a disorder in the...
Isolated showers early on, then turning breezy Wednesday afternoon
ROANOKE, Va. – Near-average temperatures build in Wednesday afternoon, but first, we have to deal with isolated rain showers. By 11 a.m., most of the rain has pushed off toward the east. Skies will turn mostly sunny to partly cloudy, and the wind will kick in. Here is a...
Roanoke City crash on VA-24 cleared
ROANOKE, Va. – UPDATE. The scene of this crash has been cleared, according to VDOT. A crash on VA-24 near 19th Street Southeast in Roanoke City is causing delays, according to VDOT. At this time, all east lanes are closed. We have reached out to Roanoke Police to learn...
Reported overdoses declining in Roanoke, but opioid abuse is still a big problem, Roanoke Fire-EMS says
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Last year there were 531 reported opioid overdoses in Roanoke. There have been 125 this year so far. Roanoke Fire-EMS says compared to last year, they aren’t getting as many calls. They think this is due to bystanders giving Narcan and not calling paramedics. “About...
Faces of Small Business in the Star City: A Portrait Project
The story below is a preview from our May/June 2024 issue. For more stories like it, Subscribe Today. Thank you!. Local photographers share their picks for inspiring entrepreneurs through portraits. There was a time when Roanoke was known for its sprawling railroad yards and industrial factories. These days, though, it’s...
Roanoke’s South County Trail extension opens
ROANOKE, Va. – Roanoke County celebrated the extension of South County Trail on Thursday. A ribbon cutting was held at Merriman Soccer Complex, and Penn Forest Elementary kids came to support. To celebrate Arbor Day, new trees were planted in the area too. The trail addition is a 1.1...
School board receives third-party report for deaths of Blacksburg High School students
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) — The Montgomery County Public Schools has confirmed that it has received the report from the third-party review into the deaths of two Blacksburg High School students from 2023. On Nov. 8, 2023, two teenagers were found dead inside a car at a parking garage, near...
Pinpoint Weather: Warming trend for the weekend
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Showers will move into the region overnight into the first half of the day on Saturday as a warm front lifts northward. Temperatures will rebound slightly on Saturday with highs for many in the 60s after starting in the 40s and 50s. Rainfall on Saturday...
Roanoke firefighters extinguish flames in vacant home
ROANOKE, Va. (WSET) — A late-night house fire in Roanoke kept firefighters busy overnight, according to Roanoke Fire-EMS. The fire department said just before midnight on Thursday they were dispatched to the 1200 block of Dale Ave SE. "First arriving units found fire and heavy smoke showing from a...
Virginia Tech pro-Palestine protest continues with demands for the school
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia Tech for Palestine is on their second day of protesting. Their supporters are growing. Students began protesting on Friday to address the school’s lack of recognition of Palestinian students and the movement around the nation. Layan, a Palestinian student at Virginia Tech, said the group was not having any luck with calls they have been with administration previously.
WFXR Weather Trivia: Wettest April in Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Are you a weather fan or a meteorological expert? See if you can correctly guess this WFXR Weather Trivia question!. What year saw Roanoke’s wettest April on record?. According to records from the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, Roanoke received 11.35 inches of rainfall...
‘When I lost him, my life just stopped.’ Community rallies to help truck driver find lost dog
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ/Gray News) – Community members in Virginia rallied together to help a truck driver from Canada reunite with his lost dog. Samuel Bissonnette often makes pitstops in Blacksburg and Christiansburg when he’s driving on a long haul, but he never travels alone. His two dogs are always along for the ride.
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