Several Roanoke City restaurant owners are calling for a proposed increase to the meals tax to be eliminated. WFIR’s Clark ...

April is Oral Cancer Awareness Month. As WFIR's Denise Allen Membreno reports thousands die from mouth and throat cancer ...

Pope Francis died Monday morning, Cardinal Kevin Ferrell, the Vatican camerlengo, announced. "At 7:35 this morning, the ...

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 Virginia. A spokesperson for Feeding America labels it a "Hunger Crisis," as WF ...

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 ...

Science and art merge tonight at the Science Museum of Western Virginia. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports the Museum is launching its inaugural Open Studio Night. The Eye Planetarium at the ...