An online news source that’s no stranger to WFIR listeners has added a familiar name to its growing editorial team. WFIR's ...

A stalled farm bill, inflation - and in the last few months a reduction in support for food banks like Feeding Southwest ...

Solarize Roanoke is back until July 15 - a program offering deep discounts and an approved Roanoke solar panel installer. The ...

A school district outside of Houston, Texas, has pulled an online civics lesson about Virginia from its elementary school ...

A Virginia appeals court has overturned the felony animal cruelty convictions of a Franklin County man who fatally shot his ...

Congress is out of session and that means many  lawmakers are on swings through their home district or state. US Senator Mark ...

Virginia Tech is observing the 18th anniversary of the April 16, 2007 mass shooting that claimed the lives of 32 students and ...

The first phase of Crystal Spring Tower with Carilion Roanoke Memorial’s expanded Emergency Department is scheduled to open later this spring. Earlier this month the media got a preview. WFIR’s Denise ...

Integer, a global manufacturer of medical device components, has announced plans to expand its operations in the City of ...

China is the 3rd largest trading partner for the United States behind Mexico and Canada, and now the Asian powerhouse is locked in tariff brinkmanship with the White House. More on what it could mean ...

Friday night is Organ Donation Awareness Night at Salem Memorial Ballpark.  As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells us the Red Sox have a very personal reason behind this educational effort. Brave. A ...

Early giving has started for the annual Give Roanoke day.  The Council of Community Services has been hosting the 24 hours of giving since 2022.  As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports it is more ...