Roanoke News

One business is bringing some good will to a community in Roanoke. Goodwill Industries of the Valleys helps people in 31 counties in Virginia.

An employee has been charged with arson in a weekend fire at a Roanoke pet store that caused about $2 million in damage.

The charges and subsequent convictions stem from the investigation by Henrico County Police into a relationship with two underage female students last school year at Henrico Countya s J.R. Tucker High School, where Leighton was teaching and coaching football at the time.

WSLS has learned that Roanoke's local FBI office is still playing a role in the Major Nidal Hasan investigation.

An employee has been charged with arson in a weekend fire at a Roanoke, Virginia pet store that caused about $2 million in damage.

A man whose attempts to peddle stolen guns door-to-door in his Roanoke neighborhood tipped police to a network of heroin and weapons sellers pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal firearms violations.

Authorities evacuated and searched two Botetourt County schools Wednesday, following a pair of midday bomb threats.

Sarah Palin's planned book tour stop in Roanoke is still on. Earlier Wednesday morning, some media outlets reported that the stop was canceled.

Roanoke police investigating the death of a female whose body was found Tuesday under a bridge do not believe foul play was involved, a spokeswoman said.

Roanoke County's new Green Ridge Recreation Center opened up for local business leaders today.

Erica Vermillion holds a puppy she rescued after a fire broke out Saturday at PetSmart near Valley View Mall in Roanoke.

Roanoke City launches a new campaign to keep your belongings safe from thieves. Access Advertising unveiled it's "Safer City Roanoke" campaign Monday.

The military says it has awarded AECOM Design of Roanoke, Va., a $21.5 million contract to design and engineer the Army's new Pacific headquarters at Fort Shafter in Hawaii.

The works of Russian pastellist Lilia Momotova will be on exhibit at WVTF in Roanoke from Nov 2 -Nov 30.

Workers at a Roanoke pet store joined firefighters in safely evacuating puppies, cats and other pets after a back room fire filled the store with dense smoke.

We're about to do the "Trail of the Ancients" drive from Staunton, VA down I-81 to I-26 to visit both sets of parents.

A local man is arrested for a shooting after investigators say his victim showed up at the hospital.

Police are looking for a man who robbed a Northwest Roanoke store Tuesday night.

Fire forced 13 people from their apartments in Southwest Roanoke this morning, officials said.

'The Perks of Being A Wallflower' got a lot of attention after a parent of a William Byrd student complained about what was inside the book.