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 ...

The mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport has now turned into a recovery operation, officials ...

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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

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

If you live or work in the New River Valley the Partnership for Progress wants to hear from you. WFIR's Denise Allen Membreno ...

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

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