As Virginia state lawmakers get ready to head back to work for their 2025 legislative session, one item they will discuss will be the possibility of building a casino in Fairfax County, likely in the Tysons area. As Virginia state lawmakers get ready to head back to work for their 2025 legislative session, one item…
One of the temporary inconveniences of Monday’s heavy snow in the Washington, D.C. area is that many regular trash and recycling pickups have been delayed. Many regular trash and recycling pickups have been delayed after Monday’s heavy snow in the D.C. region. As jurisdictions and homeowners associations work to resume regularly scheduled pickups in the…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Member one, a division of Virginia Credit Union is celebrating a $145,000 donation to local charities as a part of the Season of Giving Campaign. The donations will be given across 14 local nonprofits to aid their work and programs including organizations serving veterans, promoting food security, and supporting healthy and…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Alan B. Pearson Regional Cancer Center completed 299 free cancer screenings in 2024. The screenings included 250 skin cancer screenings, 35 Prostate-Specific Antigen (PSA) screenings, nine lung cancer screenings, and five Cologuard screenings. Centra’s modernization update outlines facility improvements & future investments Along with the free screenings, the Centra Foundation…
FLOYD COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Springhouse has announced a special event to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. called The Long Road: Building Beloved Community in the New River Valley. The event is Monday, January 20 from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. at Springhouse located at 144 Silver Maple Lane in Pilot,…
PULASKI, Va. (WFXR) – The Pulaski Police Department reports the arrest of a wanted man after allegedly making threats to people in an apartment complex at gunpoint on January 7. According to the police, officers responded to a home at Laurel Wood Apartments around 4:55 p.m. on Tuesday after reports of a man allegedly armed…
A Virginia man accused of stockpiling the largest number of finished explosives in FBI history and using President Joe Biden’s photo for target practice must stay in jail until trial, a federal judge ruled, writing that he has “shown the capacity for extreme danger.” This image provided by U.S. Attorney’s Office, Eastern District of Virginia…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Previous owners of South Roanoke’s Fork in the Alley restaurant are ‘passing the fork’ to a new generation of owners with neighborhood roots and great credentials. After 20 years with the iconic restaurant, co-owners Dr. David Trinkle and his wife Ann will pass the ownership to childhood friends Andrew Ross and…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is advising residents to take precautions when driving on the road due to black ice. Black ice forms when rain or snowmelt contacts freezing temperatures and often becomes more widespread at night. It is invisible to see and often impacts drivers’ morning commutes. What is…
BEDFORD, Va. (WFXR) – The Bedford Police Department reports a woman has been arrested for allegedly breaking the arm of an infant at a daycare facility in November 2024. The police said that on November 26, 2024, a complaint was received stating that a five-month-old infant suffered a broken arm at the local daycare facility….
