Roanoke County Public Schools is one of 24 systems nationwide participating in the Future of High School Network.  The new national initiative is led by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of ...

ASHBURN, Va. – Virginia is reportedly back in the running for the Washington Commanders’ new stadium after a deal in ...

School districts around the Roanoke Valley are collecting donations of school supplies for the upcoming academic year, and ...

Changes to current Roanoke City zoning policy could be the subject of discussion during an upcoming city council meeting.

Researchers at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Cancer Research Center in Washington, D.C., have uncovered immune cells that help prostate cancer resist treatment. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno ...

The City of Roanoke is celebrating the 35th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act - or ADA - a bill signed into law in 1990 by President George H.W. Bush that prohibits discrimination ...

A Virginia Tech student is in federal custody following his arrest on assault charges, but the woman who identifies as his ...

Roanoke County Police responded to a call for a disturbance in the 4400 block of Yellow Mountain Road. Upon arrival, officers ...

Democratic Congresswoman Abigail Spanberger holds a 12-point lead over Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears in the ...

A record-breaking month of wagers combined with a surprisingly high 'hold' percentage, leaving bettors with less and ...

In the wake of the Department of Education’s recent announcement of a civil rights investigation into a Northern Virginia ...

With the summer travel season in full swing - especially in the air - so is the season of summer storms. One spokesperson for ...