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 ...

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

From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar - recent winner of the top Award for Public Excellence through radio journalism, by the Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters - with a look at ...

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

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

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

Roanoque Baroque has been offering concerts with classical music from a bygone era in the 17th and 18th centuries for almost ...

Its called The Grove on Patterson - a new residential addiction treatment and recovery program for pregnant and parenting ...

China is the 3rd largest trading partner for the United States behind Mexico and Canada, and now the Asian powerhouse is ...

The first phase of Crystal Spring Tower with Carilion Roanoke Memorial’s expanded Emergency Department is scheduled to open ...