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Situated near the Virginia-North Carolina border in Alton, Virginia International Raceway celebrates 25 years in 2025 - after ...
The Roanoke Diversity Center is celebrating its 12th anniversary with a big bash.  As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells us ...
The "23/54 project" honors Dr. Percy Corbin, the 23 parents and the 54 children who stood with Corbin in 1947, as he ...
Drivers in Roanoke can expect lane closures, full road shutdowns, and overnight detours near Brandon Avenue, Franklin Road, ...
Carilion Children's Hospital inside the Roanoke Memorial Hospital building welcomed mascot Daisy from the Rail Yard Dawgs and ...
A finalist from “America’s Got Talent” and a Guinness-certified unicyclist will help turn downtown Roanoke into a street ...
Members of Roanoke Council advocated for a recently approved meals tax hike to expire after a certain stretch of time. More ...
In many countries older and elderly people are revered and respected. Its a little different in the U.S., but an initiative ...
The new ADA-accessible Skyline Stage at Mill Mountain Zoo also includes some metal panels that were turned into art by Tay ...
They're called "Jared Boxes," - named for a young Pennsylvania boy who succumbed to cancer; boxes filled with small toys and ...
Almost everyone likes pancakes, especially when they are dripping with maple syrup.  Perhaps that’s why the Kiwanis’ annual ...
By WFIR News Staff Roanoke Police are investigating a deadly crash that occurred Friday afternoon on Peters Creek Road in ...