WYTHE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Wythe County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a suspect who allegedly set a woman on fire during an incident that occurred in Max Meadows on November 17. The sheriff said that on Sunday, deputies responded to a home on Ramsey Mountain Road after emergency reports that a woman had…
Today will be mostly sunny with a light breeze and afternoon temperatures in the 60s. An approaching cold front will bring an increasing chance of scattered showers to the region tomorrow. Precipitation chances will last on and off through the week. The precipitation outlook for next week is normal to slightly dry. Beginning Wednesday, the…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — A few clouds will begin to roll into the region on Monday, but plenty of sunshine will get through to keep temperatures in the region above average. Temperatures will start chilly in the 30s and 40s before rising into the 60s and 70s during the afternoon. Showers are possible again on…
The Arlington County Board in Virginia voted unanimously Saturday to allow sharpshooting as a means of controlling the deer population in the area. The Arlington County Board in Virginia voted unanimously Saturday to allow sharpshooting as a means of controlling the deer population in the area. The vote amended Arlington’s code to exclude the discharge…
A 3-year-old in the roadway is dead after being struck by a truck in Chantilly, Virginia, Saturday evening. A 3-year-old in the roadway is dead after being struck by a truck in Chantilly, Virginia, Saturday evening. The child was “declared deceased on scene,” when officers responded to the 4200 block of Airline Parkway in the…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Sunshine will return to the region on Sunday as high pressure builds in. Temperatures will start off Sunday quite chilly in the 20s and 30s before rising into the 60s during the afternoon. Winds will be much less of a factor on Sunday and Monday with wind speeds less than ten…
BEDFORD COUNTY, Va. — Multiple suspects crashed their cars running from deputies Saturday morning. The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office responded to reports of people trying to break into cars in the Farmington neighborhood in Forest around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, November 16. On the scene, deputies saw four vehicles speeding out of the subdivision, including one…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Recent provisional data from the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) show fatal overdose numbers nationwide in 2023 were down from 2022. According to the data, an estimated 113,000 people were killed from fatal overdoses in 2022, compared to 97,000 the following year, a 14 percent decrease. Virginia was one…
ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – It has been just over a year since the Matt’s Creek Fire that burned nearly 11,000 acres between Rockbridge County and Bedford County began. On Friday, officials addressed the recovery process and reflected on what efforts to contain the fire were like back in November 2023. “We’re glad that it’s…
ALLEGHANY COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Alleghany Highlands Public Schools have received an incentive grant to aid students in their future. AHPS received an award for a Jobs For Virginia Graduates Incentive grant, also called the JVG grant, to aid Alleghany High School seniors working towards graduation and preparing for college or career opportunities. The work-based…
