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A person associated with Craig County Public Schools has been charged with crimes involving a minor. One of Virginia's top elected officials says Israel is justified in responding as it has in Gaza -- and the U-S would respond the same. Virginia State Police are investigating the shooting of a man who was allegedly attacking a Clifton Forge Police officer. A suspect is in custody for the recen...

Latest Virginia and Roanoke Valley news.

The latest Virginia and Roanoke Valley news.

We are learning more about the suspect who allegedly shot a Roanoke City Police officer during an incident over the weekend. Roanoke City Public School officials say a few schools in the district will be taking a step toward using solar power. A 'green light' rating for free speech was given to one nearby university. Consumers have "just had it," with the prices for certain goods...

Latest Virginia and Roanoke Valley local news.

A Roanoke City Police officer shot during an incident yesterday at Melrose Towers in the Northwest part of the city is out of surgery but is still in critical condition at Lewis Gale Hospital. St Andrews Catholic Church in Roanoke was recognized as a basilica during a ceremony yesterday, becoming the third in Virginia. A free service that can counsel on reducing debt, improving credit scores and b...

The chemical company blamed for contaminating parts of the Roanoke River with a so called forever chemical is set to pay at least 9 point 5 million dollars for the treatment of water from the Spring Hollow reservoir. Roanoke County Firefighters are discussing their experience dealing with the Matts Creek Wildfire. A new statewide poll finds that President Biden has lost considerable support among...

The Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce held its 32nd annual Pre-session Legislative Meeting and Breakfast yesterday at the Salem Civic Center. One of those lawmakers you just heard from is participating in a hunger strike -- Roanoke State Delegate Sam Rasoul will be participating in a hunger strike and prayer for peace between Israel and Palestine. Lynchburg leaders have opted to extend a youth...

A person suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken into custody following reports of a shooting at Christopher Newport University early yesterday morning. Even though there is a cease-fire in Israel's war against Hamas, a Virginia Tech Foreign Policy expert says at this point Israel doesn't appear to have a plan for what comes next. Firefighters in the Town of Christiansburg are...

According to the latest update from the US Forest Service, the Matts Creek Wildfire in Bedford County is 100 percent contained. State Education officials were in the Star City to get resident input on new accountability measurements for Virginia’s public schools. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission recently gave Mountain Valley Pipeline crews permission to drill horizontally 24 hours a day, s...

The Matts Creek wildfire in Bedford County is 93 percent contained, according to the latest update from the US Forest Service. Some guests at Hotel Roanoke say it was frustrating that officials did not inform them about an active shooter hoax on Thanksgiving morning. A Virginia Republican not yet sworn into his first-time State Senate seat has already announced a run for Congress -- upsetting some...

Roanoke City Police responded to reports of an active shooter yesterday morning at Hotel Roanoke. Authorities determined the call was a hoax. A Northern Virginia Congressman says the United States must continue serving as a beacon of freedom amid conflicts in Europe and the Middle East. It's another "Black Friday", the day after Thanksgiving that traditionally marks the start of the...

Here is the latest from around the Roanoke Valley.

Here is the latest from around the Roanoke Valley.

Officials with the US Forest Service say the ongoing Matt’s Creek wildfire in Bedford County now covers close to 11 thousand acres and is 33 percent contained. He's a Maroon now instead of a Hokie, and a familiar face in many local households due to his recruiting work as well. The head coach for the return of football at Roanoke College will be Bryan Stinespring -- a long time member of Frank...

Firefighters are continuing to battle the Matt’s Creek wildfire which is causing some hazardous health conditions.

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Prosecutors say a California man, who supplied as many as 30,000 pressed fentanyl pills a week to individuals who shipped the pills to Southwest Virginia, pled guilty yesterday to a pair of federal drug charges. Roanoke Pastor Tom McCracken tells WFIR News he has received an apology from Roanoke City Councilman Luke Priddy, who accused McCracken of touching a 15-year-old girl during a county schoo...

Bedford County School officials say Big Island Elementary School will be closed today due to air quality concerns related to the ongoing Matts Creek wildfire. Saying Congress has “done nothing on any guardrails” on social media and technology - Virginia’s Senior U.S. Senator warns that several countries are planning to interfere in the 2024 elections. One of those who has proposed to redevelop the...

The father of Blacksburg High School student Croney Monk III, who reported shot and killed his ex-girlfriend Serenity Hawley last week inside a parking garage, says his son struggled with depression prior to the incident. A former All-American swimmer and women’s rights advocate is set to speak at an area university The ban on electronic "skill games" that was reinstated in Virginia last...

Latest Virginia and Roanoke news.

With increased fire danger in western North Carolina and southwest Virginia, the Blue Ridge Parkway is temporarily banning backcountry campfires effective immediately. A former Virginia Republican governor says this week's election results suggest President Biden has a good chance of carrying the state in next year's elections. As the Virginia General Assembly election post-mortem continue...

The surprise General Assembly sweep of both chambers on Tuesday night by the Democrats - despite the tireless efforts of Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin as he sought a GOP sweep - should make for an interesting 2024 legislative session. The two people found dead inside a vehicle near the Virginia Tech campus Tuesday have been identified as Blacksburg High School students. Roanoke’s new chief of...

As Democrats prepare to take full control of the General Assembly, the man who could become the next speaker in the House of Delegates says his party has the blueprint for freedom. WFIR's Clark Palmer has more. A State Senate District created after the 2020 census elected a Republican candidate last night who is already a familiar face in Richmond, as WFIR's Gene Marrano reports: After the...

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