ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Angels of Assisi is hosting their biggest adoption event of the year at the Berglund Center in Roanoke. The Pet Expo Adopt-A-Thon will be on Saturday, November 23 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. where five local shelters will attend bringing adoptable puppies, kittens, dogs, cats, and other small pets. There…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Every Friday night, join Jermaine LIVE as he talks scores, big plays, and other highlights from the latest High School football games happening around the region. Source link
Hayfield Secondary School in Fairfax Countiy, Virginia, has lost its final appeal to overturn a two-year postseason ban in football. This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. Hayfield Secondary School has lost its final appeal to overturn a two-year postseason ban in football….
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Special Division has made two arrests after a methamphetamine trafficking investigation. The investigation concluded at the Lake Inn Hotel, in the Westlake community of Franklin County after a search warrant was served at that location. Roanoke man charged with meth distribution in Franklin County Stephen…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The 36th annual Stocked Market held by the Junior League of the Roanoke Valley begins Friday November 8th and runs until Sunday November 10th. The Junior League says, in those 36 years, it has raised $4.5 million for community initiatives throughout the Roanoke Valley. The Stocked Market brings together more than…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department on Friday disclosed an Iranian murder-for-hire plot to kill Donald Trump, charging a man who said he had been tasked by a government official before this week’s election with planning the assassination of the Republican president-elect. Investigators learned of the plan to kill Trump from Farhad Shakeri, an accused…
UPDATE 11/8 5:35 P.M. ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – New data released by the Virginia Department of Elections indicates that Joe Cobb is now leading in the race for the City of Roanoke Mayor. Joe Cobb is in front of David Bowers in the City of Roanoke’s Mayoral election with a lead of 46 votes. He…
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – Balico LLC originally planned to build eighty-four two-story data centers, plus a natural gas power plant in Pittsylvania County. Now according to the county, after speaking with neighbors, Balico is looking to revise and resubmit their plans. The county approved the withdrawal at Thursday night’s planning commission meeting, where there…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Carilion Clinic and Saint Francis Service Dogs are teaming up to bring the first pediatric facility dog to the region. On Tuesday, November 12 at 11:00 a.m. they will be bringing Wali to be placed as the first pediatric dog to support young patients at the Clinic in Tanglewood Center. New…
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) – The Pittsylvania County Sheriff is investigating a shooting that left one man dead in Ringgold on November 5. The sheriff said reports of gunfire at Old Quarry Road were received around 7 a.m. on Tuesday. On the scene, deputies found a man, identified as 26-year-old Tauron D. Brown Jr. from…
