Submit your fur baby to our Critters in Costume contest

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - So many of you like to dress up your pets for Halloween, here at Your Hometown Station, we want to see them all!

Upload a photo of your “best dressed” fur baby on the Critters in Costume page here.

Watch 7@four every Friday in October to see if yours gets featured on the air!

The feature’s sponsor is Old Dominion Veterinary Clinic.

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Community

Golf tournament raises money for Boys and Girls Club scholarship fund

Updated: 15 hours ago

By Lindsay Cayne

This is the first scholarship fund for Boys and Girls Club kids to use when they graduate from high school.

Community

Big changes ahead for Montgomery County Christmas Store

Updated: 20 hours ago

By Jen Cardone

The Montgomery County Christmas Store will not be letting shoppers inside this year. Instead, last year's shoppers have been sent a letter to fill out a wish list of everything they need.

Community

Angels of Assisi will hold adoption event Saturday, moving forward with new location

Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 5:37 PM EDT

By Ashley Boles

Saturday marks its first in-person adoption event since the start of the pandemic.

Environment

Lynchburg City extends Blackwater Creek Trail

Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 5:27 PM EDT

By Michael Alachnowicz

The Blackwater Creek Trail now extends to Linkhorne Middle School.

Community

RVSPCA waiving cat adoption fees with donation of food or litter

Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 3:29 PM EDT

By Pete DeLuca

The shelter’s ‘Cat-pacity’ adoption special runs Friday and Saturday.

Latest News

Community

Anonymous woman pays off day’s worth of birthday cakes in memory of son

Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 2:46 AM EDT

By WJAR Staff

The woman, who wished to remain anonymous, said she "wanted to spread positivity" after losing her son about a year ago.

Entertainment

Fairfield Volunteer Rescue Squad wants to give you a scare

Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 6:19 PM EDT

By Bruce Young

The Fairfield Volunteer Rescue Squad will doing their Haunted House on Saturday and Sunday.

Community

The Clothesline Project gives a voice to survivors of domestic violence

Updated: Oct. 21, 2020 at 5:23 PM EDT

By Janay Reece

The Women’s Resource Center of the NRV is reminding the community that the statistics we read about domestic violence are not just numbers.

Community

Former Pulaski employee could lose home on town property

Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 10:32 PM EDT

By Jen Cardone

A former Town of Pulaski employee could be losing his home after 40 years. The discussion comes after town staff learned he had been living on the property rent free that entire time.

Community

Concert footage recovered after drone returned

Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 7:24 PM EDT

By Kate Capodanno

After hours of hard work this weekend, the Roanoke Valley Children’s Choir thought they were going to have to do it all again after their drone was stolen.

Community

Lexington Police to offer drive-thru Trick or Treats on Halloween

Updated: Oct. 20, 2020 at 5:42 PM EDT

By Bruce Young

The Lexington Police Department is sponsoring a drive-thru trick or treat at their headquarters in town.