ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport (ROA) says it is moving forward with the last phase of its parking lot renovations starting in February. In a statement on social media, the airport said work will begin on Monday, February 3. ROA says traveling soared with new record and services in 2024 The Cell Phone…
The latest as divers return to the Potomac River as part of the recovery and investigation after the United States’ deadliest aviation disaster in almost a quarter century. Emergency vehicles are seen across the Potomac River near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)(AP/Carolyn Kaster) Emergency vehicles are…
HILLSVILLE, Va. (WFXR) – The Hillsville Fire Department reported a vehicle fire in Carroll County on January 30. Fire officials said crews responded to the 1100 block of Sylvatus Highway for a car fire around 9:21 p.m. on Thursday. On the scene they found a single car engulfed in flames. Single-vehicle turns on side in…
The Federal Aviation Administration is significantly restricting helicopter traffic in the immediate vicinity of Washington Reagan National Airport, according to an official briefed on the matter. APTOPIX Aircraft Down Search and rescue efforts are seen around a wreckage site in the Potomac River from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, early Thursday morning, Jan. 30, 2025,…
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Campbell County Sheriff’s Office has announced a new electronic neighborhood watch program called CARE. CARE Alerts are hosted by Captain Stuart Herndon in the Haberer Building Boardroom at 47 Courthouse Lane in Rustburg Thursday, February 20, at 6 p.m. In the event of inclement weather, the meeting will be…
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) – The Blacksburg Police Department is sad to announce the passing of retired Chief of Police William “Bill” H. Brown. Chief Bill served in Vietnam and became the first African American Police officer in the New River Valley in 1970. (Photo Credit: Town of Blacksburg Government) Trump holds briefing on plane crash…
Here is what we know so far about some members of the two flight crews involved in the midair plane crash near Reagan National Airport in Virginia. In this photo provided by Kaitlin Marie Sells, Sam Lilley, left, pilots a small airplane that took off from Savannah, Ga., on Aug, 6, 2022, for a flight…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – George Noleff is back for some Big Ol’Fish bringing some fun into the workplace. George Noleff’s buddy Jerry Hall caught a monster rainbow trout at Cripple Creek at the Cedar Springs Sportsmans Lodge. The trout weighed almost eight pounds. Ethan Durham caught a striped bass at Smith Mountain Lake. Tyler Pearman…
BEDFORD, Va. (WFXR) – The Bedford Fire Department responded to Burks Hill Road and Blue Ridge Avenue on 460 for an overturned vehicle on Friday. Around 7:02 a.m. on January 31, crews found a vehicle on its side with one female trapped inside. Crews worked to stabilize the vehicle before removing the windshield to allow…
Two teenage skaters, their mothers, and two coaches from the Skating Club of Boston were killed Wednesday night when the plane bringing them back from a national development camp in Wichita, Kansas, collided with an Army helicopter and fell into the frigid Potomac River. A rose rests near the names of figure skating coaches Evgenia…
