Across the country there are more than 350 "Safe Haven Baby Box" locations, where people can surrender an infant they cannot ...

The dust has barely settled on the "Big Beautiful Bill," that's now law but health care non-profits that count on Medicaid ...

Salem Distance Run makes its way back to the city on August 9th, all in an effort to help improve Salem's longest standing ...

A frightening moment for the Roanoke City Market Building—but the damage wasn’t as bad as first feared after a "staple" of the area caught on fire. WFIR’s Ian Price reports. ROANOKE, Va. — The Roanoke ...

Tickets for all performances at the Center for the Arts at Virginia Tech are on sale now. As WFIR's Denise Allen Membreno tells us the 2025-26 season opens in September. Season subscription packages ...

From 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 Cultural Endowment.

Carilion Clinic says the newest addition to its Roanoke campus is designed with both innovation and patient experience in mind. WFIR’s Ian Price reports.

WASHINGTON — A fragile ceasefire between Israel and Iran appeared to be holding for a second day as the conflict shifted from active military strikes to a political battle in Washington. Top Pentagon ...

The Clean Valley Council is hosting their second annual "Rethink, Reuse, Repair" Fair on Saturday, giving residents in our area the opportunity the renew objects that may be considered broken or ...

If a summer travel short-term deal offered online seems too good to be true – it might be, says AARP Virginia Community Ambassador Shannon Abell. Abell, based in Roanoke, also says AARP’s “Fraud Watch ...

Feeding Southwest Virginia is seeing an increased in the need for their services. And as WFIR's Denise Allen Membreno reports they are concerned the number of families experiencing food insecurity ...

Peter Lewis – Living Legend Doris Ennis – Living Legend Northwest Roanoke will honor 7 people with roots in that part of the city – dubbing them as “Living Legends,” – when Melrose Plaza has its ...