ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Friday at 11 a.m., downtown Roanoke’s “Designated Outdoor Recreation Area” went into effect for the first time this summer. Visitors are allowed to walk with alcoholic ...

After adding over 699,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 82.6 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the ...

Roanoke police are asking the public to avoid a section of Main Street SW Sunday. The road is closed between Kens Avenue SW and Welton Avenue SW due to what police are calling a critical incident ...

Roanoke's status as the largest city in a mountainous area led to the nickname Capital of the Blue Ridge, while the Roanoke River also flows through the city.