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RICHMOND, Va. (WFXR) — The Virginia National Guard has mobilized in the Southwest Virginia region to clean up debris after passing winter weather and ahead of possible flooding from expected rainfall and snowmelt. Around 30 National Guard chainsaw teams and heavy-tactical vehicles to clear roads of downed trees and provide transportation through heavy snow and…

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – With it being Heart Health Month, Huddle Up Moms wants to bring attention to maternal heart health with its program ‘Moms Under Pressure.’ Throughout February, Huddle Up Moms will welcome different weekly guest speakers on social media to discuss and provide education about heart health. Weekly talks will include discussions on…

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) – During a town council meeting in Blacksburg on Tuesday, February 11, members voted to censure Councilmember Liam Watson. With a unanimous vote, aside from Watson himself who abstained, the council passed the resolution to censure Watson for several violations of its handbook including making disparaging remarks about the EMS cost recovery…

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Virginia State Parks have announced that its campgrounds will reopen March 7, however with certain restrictions. On the first Friday in March, full-service campgrounds and bathhouses will open through the first Monday in December. However, Douthat, Hungry Mother, Pocahontas, and Shenandoah River state parks, have full-service campgrounds open year-round. Campers should…

MARTINSVILLE, Va. (WFXR) – The Virginia Museum of Natural History (VMNH) is inviting you on a prehistoric adventure to a land before the age of man. The Age of Dinosaurs exhibit is returning to Martinsville. The Age of Dinosaurs exhibit will transport visitors to a land before time with incredible fossils, cast skeletons and skulls,…

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. (WBTW) – A Danville man is facing charges after allegedly distributing child sexual abuse material in North Myrtle Beach, according to police records obtained by WFXR News sister station, News13. Chadwick Joel Branch, 55, of Danville, was charged with two counts of second-degree sexual exploitation of a minor. He was booked…

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Roanoke Police Department and Roanoke Fire & EMS have released details on the accident that occurred at the Elm Avenue exit off Interstate 581 North on February 11. Officials with RPD and Roanoke Fire & EMS said on Tuesday, emergency responders arrived at the northbound lanes of I-581 at the Elm…

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Greater Roanoke Home & Garden Show is coming back to the Berglund Center for its 15th year with ideas and vendors for home projects. The show will start on Friday, February 14, and run through the 16th at the following times: Friday, February 14 – 2 p.m. to 6 p.m….

(NewsNation) — The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Wednesday released an audio recording of what it suspects is the moment the Titan submersible imploded on June 18, 2023. NOAA says the sound comes from a moored passive acoustic recorder approximately 900 miles from the site of the implosion, which killed all five people on…