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

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

Virginia Tech is observing the 18th anniversary of the April 16, 2007 mass shooting that claimed the lives of 32 students and ...

From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar - recent winner of the top Award for Public Excellence through radio ...

Congress is out of session and that means many  lawmakers are on swings through their home district or state. US Senator Mark ...

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

Solarize Roanoke is back until July 15 - a program offering deep discounts and an approved Roanoke solar panel installer. The ...

Roanoque Baroque has been offering concerts with classical music from a bygone era in the 17th and 18th centuries for almost ...

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 ...