Roanoke College has partnered with New River Community College (NRCC) to expand the Rapid Maroons transfer program, providing ...

The Roanoke Blacksburg Regional Airport is adding a new nonstop destination in February.  As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno ...

A jet carrying 60 passengers and four crew members has collided with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, prompting a large search-and-rescue operation ...

Lewis-Gale Medical Center and its parent company HCA has announced a $25,000 grant to United Way of Virginia's Blue Ridge, ...

The Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport ground floor terminal and hallways on the second floor are looking a bit more ...

With a look at some of the local events coming up this weekend and in the near future. Sponsored by the Roanoke Cultural Endowment.

The Smith Mountain Lake State Park is open even during the winter months.  And when there is a chill in the air that means it ...

A local nonprofit is creating the region’s first certified diaper bank.  As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports 1 in 3 ...

The Local Office on Aging officially kicks off the annual "Soup for Seniors" food drive tomorrow - looking to deliverable non ...

The Lunar New Year is tomorrow.  Many in the U.S. know it as the Chinese New Year.  As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports ...

Governor Glenn Youngkin’s ‘No Tax on Tips’ proposal has hit a snag in the General Assembly. WFIR’s Clark Palmer explains.

The 2024 passenger numbers at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport set a record, 2.8% over the previous record for travelers ...