ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)—Southwest and Central Virginia will start the week mild and breezy. However, chilly and blustery conditions will kick off the new year. A few spotty rain showers may linger west of the Blue Ridge on Monday morning. Otherwise, skies will partially clear during the day with breezy winds blowing through. Gusts as high…
GILES COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Becky Young, the owner of Friends & Family Restaurant, has worked hard with her family to rebuild the restaurant. A fire destroyed the original restaurant in February of 2023, and ever since, they’ve worked on building a new one. Now Young hopes they are just a few weeks away from…
D.C., Maryland and Virginia can expect new laws to take effect starting Jan. 1, 2025. Here’s a few you should know about. The new year is right around the corner, and so are some new laws for our region. Here’s what you can expect to take effect in D.C., Maryland and Virginia starting on Jan….
ALTAVISTA, Va. (WFXR) — Altavista Police are searching for a car connected to a Saturday night shooting. Police were called at 11:23 p.m. for a shooting near Novelty Street and Amherst Avenue. They say a 33-year-old man was taken to Lynchburg General Hospital in serious condition. Police are looking for a 2001 silver Honda with…
ALTAVISTA, Va. (WFXR) — Altavista Police are searching for a car connected to a Saturday night shooting. Police were called at 11:23 p.m. for a shooting near Novelty Street and Amherst Avenue. They say a 33-year-old man was taken to Lynchburg General Hospital in serious condition. Police are looking for a 2001 silver Honda with…
After the passing of a strong cold front, tonight will be breezy with clearing skies. Morning low temperatures will be in the 40s. Monday will be sunny and breezy with highs in the 50s to around 60. Other than some showers on Tuesday, the rest of the week will be dry with gradually cooler temperatures….
Former President Carter, the unassuming Georgia peanut farmer whose improbable political rise took him to the governor’s mansion before the White House, died peacefully on Sunday in Plains, Ga., according to the Carter Center. He had turned 100 in October, making him the longest-lived president in the nation’s history. “My father was a hero, not…
SALEM, Va. (WFXR) – A Roanoke man was arrested in Salem after hitting a woman with his car Saturday night. Salem Police were called to a restaurant parking lot on the 1800 block of West Main Street just after 8:30 p.m. Dec. 28. They found 32-year-old Ashley Marie Gearhart with life-threatening injuries. She died at…
SALEM, Va. (WFXR) — A Roanoke man was arrested in Salem after hitting a woman with his car Saturday night. Salem Police were called to a restaurant parking lot on the 1800 block of West Main Street just after 8:30 p.m. Dec. 28. They found 32-year-old Ashley Marie Gearhart with life-threatening injuries. She died at…
A man has died after his motorcycle crashed into an SUV in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Friday night, police said. A man has died after his motorcycle crashed into an SUV in Fairfax County, Virginia, on Friday night, police said. It happened shortly after 6:30 p.m. when a 2021 GMC SUV was attempting to make…
