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An Entire Virginia Warehouse Is Packed With Architectural Salvage Waiting For A Second Life
Some buildings get torn down and everything inside disappears. Doors, windows, mantels, tiles, hardware. All of it ends up in a landfill. But there are places that rescue those pieces before they vanish, and one Virginia warehouse has made it a mission. The space is packed with architectural salvage waiting...
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Radford City Council votes to approve proposed settlement agreement between BRPA, Appalachian Power
RADFORD, Va. (WFXR) — Radford City Council voted to approve a proposed settlement between the Blue Ridge Power Agency (BRPA) and Appalachian Power during its meeting Monday night that would net the city more than $700,000. The city says the settlement negotiations stem from a contract dispute between BRPA and Appalachian Power over the use […]
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Contact Departure: Episode Two – Dream Flights
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Join meteorologist Brandon Lashbrook in discovering why the Boeing-Stearman aircraft made such a great trainer for new airmen back in World War two and how it continues to fly today honoring our nation’s veterans with Dream Flights.
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‘The entire bill has gone up’: Virginia families feel the squeeze at the grocery store
ROANOKE, Va. – Grocery prices are climbing and diesel has hit a record high in Virginia — and local families are feeling it every time they pull out their wallets. Shannon Smith, a Roanoke mom, says a routine trip to the grocery store feels noticeably different these days.
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The Virginia Mountain Town So Affordable, You Can Live On Social Security Alone
Nobody moves to a place they’ve never heard of, which is exactly why Galax, Virginia has stayed this affordable for this long. That’s about to change, and you want to be ahead of it. Galax sits in the Blue Ridge Highlands of southwestern Virginia, tucked into the mountains...
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Celebrate America’s harvest at Sinkland Farms this weekend
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – If you’re looking to celebrate the start of fall this weekend, Sinkland Farms in Christiansburg has you covered. The 35th annual Pumpkin Festival kicks off this weekend. The event offers pumpkin picking, hayrides, a corn maze, food, and live entertainment. Owner of Sinkland Farms, Susan Sink, said the festival has […]
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Academy Sports + Outdoors set to open brand-new store in Roanoke
Located on Towne Square Road in between Sweet Frog Premium Frozen Yogurt and Once Upon a Child. – Academy Sports and Outdoors is opening a brand-new store location in Roanoke on Towne Square Boulevard. This is the company’s 324th location, and they are excited to serve the community of Southwest Virginia. We spoke with Store Director Cole Duplantis about what a new location means for Roanoke.
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Roanoke Crowd Presses Lt. Gov. Hashmi Over Dominion-NextEra Merger
More than 70 people packed Roanoke's Harrison Museum of African American Culture on Thursday night to question Lieutenant Governor Ghazala Hashmi about a proposed $67 billion merger between Dominion Energy and NextEra Energy, according to WFXR. Dominion and Florida-based NextEra announced the all-stock deal in May, prompting Hashmi to launch...
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Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce announces 2026 Excellence in Business award winners
The Bedford Area Chamber of Commerce celebrated businesses, organizations and individuals making an impact across the Bedford area during its 87th annual gala Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Cedar Oaks Farm. Eight recipients received the chamber’s 2026 Excellence in Business Awards, which recognize achievement, leadership, innovation, service and contributions to the...
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Wellesley Professor, Roanoke native, and 'Electric Optimist' returns home to present his vision
A Roanoke native who now teaches about the environment wants to provide a little insight on his vision for a clean energy future. Jay Turner, now a professor of Environmental Studies at Wellesley College, returns to Patrick Henry High School to deliver an address Monday. At a time when four-dollar a gallon gas, data centers, artificial intelligence, and climate change are dominating the headlines, as a historian, he said it's useful to take a step back.
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Southwest Virginia Plane Pull to be held Saturday
ROANOKE, Va. – A fun tradition returns to the Roanoke-Blacksburg Airport, where teams will line up to pull a massive FedEx Cargo Jet. On top of showing off some Herculean strength, participants are aiming to raise $90,000 to help support Virginia’s Special Olympics Athletes. 10 News Photojournalist Greg...
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Roanoke Alumni Becomes Director of the Carter Family Fold
As of July 16, 2026, Roanoke alumni Ellen A. Stroud (Class of ‘95) became the new executive director of the Carter Family Fold. The Fold is a country and bluegrass music venue and historic center that was founded by Carter family member Janette Carter in 1976 and later became incorporated in 1979. The Carter Family themselves were pivotal to the diffusion of country music, as they were the pioneers of country music record-making out of the city of Bristol in the 1920’s. Their influence blossomed nation-wide, and their legacy continues to be preserved via the Fold.
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Contractor awarded bid for Eagle Rock collapse removal
BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. (WFXR)- The Botetourt County Board of Supervisors approved $24,000 in funding to cleanup and remediate a collapsed building in Eagle Rock. The structure, located at 72 Railroad Avenue, partially collapsed in November 2023. The property owner requested assistance from the county to remove the building. According to...