A new name, but the mission remains the same - expanding the local tech economy. "The Roanoke Blacksburg Innovation Alliance, ...

The Berglund Center is bringing back a fan-favorite winter experience this weekend with public ice skating and ice bumper cars, offering a unique way to enjoy the ice before the season ends. A one-of- ...

Exploring the outdoors in Botetourt County is now easier than ever with the launch of 'Let’s Go BOCO', an interactive map ...

Roanoke College has announced a series of public events open to the community this spring, featuring prominent speakers in ...

U.S. Senator Tim Kaine is touring Southwest Virginia this week, making stops in Christiansburg, Damascus, and Roanoke to ...

With a look at some of the local events coming up this weekend and in the near future. Sponsored by the Roanoke Cultural Endowment.

Cave Spring and Hidden Valley High Schools are staging spring plays. The two schools have been collaborating for years.  WFIR ...

The Mill Mountain Zoo is back to its seven days a week warm weather schedule.  The nonprofit did close entirely after ...

A Roanoke resident who for decades has taught leadership skills now sees a best-selling book he released last year has been ...

The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center has grown into a regional center which helps wildlife recuperate and get in many cases ...

Backpack Run is happening this Saturday at Roanoke County’s Green Hill Park.  As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports it is ...

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month. The RUBI Center at Radford University offers brain injury survivors the rehabilitative ...