Unique pet food pantry serves Roanoke area

“Great American Campout” happening in Roanoke County

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - “Great American Campout”, hosted by Roanoke County Parks, Recreation and Tourism and Explore Park, is ...

Unique pet food pantry serves Roanoke area

Carol Jessee is the Director of Development at Angels of Assisi and explains the day they got the phone call for an amazing ...

Service dogs helping ease PTSD symptoms in US military veterans: ‘It’s the greatest medicine’

Specially trained service dogs helped ease PTSD symptoms in U.S. military veterans in a small study that the researchers hope ...

Four new trails opening soon at Mill Mountain

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR)– Roanoke and its surrounding areas will ... “So folks on 20-inch mountain bikes or people walking their ...

Jamestown colonists killed and ate the dogs of Indigenous Americans

These dogs were at least partly related to those ... The English previously tried to settle Roanoke Island, in North Carolina, around 1587, but that attempt ended in disaster with the colonists ...

Animal cancer care (IMAGE)

Joanne Tuohy (second from right), a surgical oncologist with the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine, uses focused ultrasound to care for dogs and other companion animals at the Animal ...

Wilson the dog rescued after 2-day ordeal in drain pipe

After two days stuck in a drain pipe in Kempt Shore, N.S., 11-year-old mixed breed was rescued by local firefighters on ...

Furry Friends: Marshmallow melts hearts

Each week WFXR News highlights adoptable pets filling up animal shelters across Southwest and Central Virginia. On Tuesday Regional Center for Animal Care and Protection (RCACP) volunteers Anita ...

Local realtor company raises money for Habitat for Humanity with charity car show

whether it’s the donations from the hot dogs that Whit Kelly from Allstate is making or the water that we’ve got through Atlantic Bay, we’re gonna have all of that come from the pool and go straight ...

Lavender fields on Long Island: Where to buy, attend a festival and more

I wanted to take it to the next stage and get a farm for my retirement.” Four years ago, he purchased Roanoke Lavender Farm ...

Best pet insurance companies of June 2024

Please view our full advertiser disclosure policy. Pets Best is the best pet insurance company of 2024, based on our in-depth analysis of accident and illness plans. Pets Best pet insurance gets ...

Best pet insurance for multiple pets of June 2024

Please view our full advertiser disclosure policy. Embrace, Pets Best and Spot offer the best pet insurance for multiple pets, based on our analysis of cost and coverage options. Embrace is the ...

Roanoke staff emails allege hostile work environment

Emails from city staff to the Roanoke City Council decry a hostile work environment, and City Manager Bob Cowell clarified that an assistant city manager he reassigned was demoted. Following a ...

Is This Inscribed Stone a Notorious Forgery—or the Answer to America’s Oldest Mystery?

Married to Ananias Dare, Eleanor gave birth to Virginia—the first English child born in the New World—shortly after the English colonists landed on Roanoke Island. Did Governor John White’s ...

Roanoke counselor’s license suspended after inappropriate relationship with patient

ROANOKE, Va. – A family is searching for justice for their daughter after they believe her life could have been saved had it not been for an inappropriate relationship a Roanoke counselor made ...

It Was America’s First English Colony. Then It Was Gone.

The plume from Roanoke Island “put us in good hope that some of the colony were there expecting my return out of England,” he wrote later. Three years had passed since the governor had set out ...

Letter to the Editor

We will give preference to letters that thoughtfully respond to or offer perspective on content published in The Roanoke Times and on local or state issues. Letters we choose to publish are ...

Roanoke, VA

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. The city is home to Hollins ...

Flights from Roanoke Airport to Community of Madrid

We looked at all of the upcoming return flights from Roanoke Airport to Community of Madrid we could find over the next 12 months. It looks like £468 is the best price. This is good, compared to the ...

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Bubba’s 33 restaurant in Roanoke opens May 13

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - The grand opening of Bubba’s 33 is set for Monday, May 13, at 11:00 a.m at Valley View Mall in Roanoke. The first Bubba’s 33, which opened in 2013 in Fayetteville, North ...

KPot brings Korean BBQ flavors to Valley View in Roanoke

ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — A new restaurant in Roanoke is serving up Korean Barbecue, with a twist. KPot takes on a unique all-you-can-eat, social, and interactive dining experience while merging ...

Psychiatrists in Roanoke, VA

A Psychiatrist in Roanoke is a qualified medical doctor who specializes in treating mental health issues and diagnosable disorders. Roanoke Psychiatrists differ from other mental health ...