You don’t have to leave the country or even the region in which you live to make a life changing pilgrimage.  As WFIR’s ...

CHIP of the Roanoke Valley doesn’t just serve moms and kids—it tailors its care to meet the needs of today’s diverse families ...

Fans of a good read via traditional books and of the smaller retailers that sell the printed versions may want to venture out ...

Open Studios Roanoke is celebrating its 25th year.  As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports artists will be pulling the ...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Searching for signs of life in the solar system and beyond has long been a quest for astronomers and scientists across a range of disciplines. A molecule detected twice on an "exoplanet" beyond our ...