Roanoke County

"Our message today to Congress, don't throw wind off the fiscal cliff," says Sarah Bucci, Environment Virginia. The clock is ticking and this group doesn't want to be caught under the buzzer. Explains Bucci, "Incentives are benefits in place to build...

Right now, a truck carrying more than 20,000 pounds of food is headed to New York to help the victims of Hurricane Sandy. WDBJ7's Joe Dashiell is in Hauppauge on Long Island. That's about 50 miles east of New York City The food and water that many...

Officers say there were two infants inside a suspected meth lab they raided Monday night. Franklin County sheriff's deputies say they raided the home on Crowell Gap Road around 7:00 p.m.  Roanoke County police officers and state troopers were also...

A Virginia Department of Transportation spokesperson says there is “extreme” congestion on parts of Interstate 81 North. Jamie Smith of VDOT says the “extreme” congestion is on I-81 North between mile markers 118 and 122. Mile...

The Virginia Department of Transportation will suspend lane closures on interstates and roads across the state for the Thanksgiving holiday. The lane closures will be lifted from noon Wednesday until noon Monday. Construction zones with concrete...

There's a new push to allow people in Virginia to vote early.  A Fairfax County State Senator introduced the legislation. During last week's election some lines in Fairfax County were up to four hours long. And at some precincts in Roanoke County, people...

When you think of a new business owner, a 20-something might not come to mind. Two Virginia Tech graduates are brewing up their future one cup of coffee at a time. When you walk into Froth coffee shop and cafe in Roanoke County, the person who takes your...

The Roanoke County Police Department has identified the woman who was killed in an accident Tuesday morning that involved a school bus. Investigators say 39-year-old Donna Divers of Wirtz died after losing control of the Nissan Altima she was driving,...

The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors has unanimously passed a policy regarding prayer before its meetings. Roanoke County lawyer Paul Mahoney said he put in a lot of work to draft a policy that didn't discriminate or set out to cause any religious...

Life after high school can be a scary time for teens, who are trying to figure out what kind of job to pursue. In our changing economy, many career experts are pushing students toward the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math; referred...

Roanoke County School Board Chairman Fuzzy Minnix says a fifth-grader can see that public education is "going down the tubes" in Virginia. Friday morning, he offered pointed criticism of state lawmakers for failing to provide adequate funding. Minnix...

If you've driven around Roanoke County in the past few weeks, the Virginia Department of Transportation knows it. VDOT hired contractors to put out 140 traffic counters in the county.  It takes the counts in three year cycles and Roanoke County just...