Wintry weather makes a return1 hour agoEXTENDED -- Weather Authority Alert Day issued for Wednesday, February 12th and Thursday, February 13thRead full article: EXTENDED -- Weather Authority Alert Day issued for Wednesday, February 12th and Thursday, February 13th
Happened at the 6.4 mile marker, according to VDOT24 minutes agoTractor-trailer crash on I-77N in Carroll County causing 1-mile backupRead full article: Tractor-trailer crash on I-77N in Carroll County causing 1-mile backup
No description available1 hour agoLIST: School, church, business closings and delays for Feb. 13, 2025Read full article: LIST: School, church, business closings and delays for Feb. 13, 2025
WSLS8 minutes agoDrivers urged to avoid Route 220 at Starlight Lane in Roanoke County due to downed treeRead full article: Drivers urged to avoid Route 220 at Starlight Lane in Roanoke County due to downed tree
Updated as of 4:29 a.m. Thursday3 hours agoPower outages in Southwest, Central Virginia Feb. 13, 2025Read full article: Power outages in Southwest, Central Virginia Feb. 13, 2025
Panelist Ronald Marsh said more than 1,600 people and 250 businesses were impacted2 hours agoBlack History Month: Panel discussions address gentrification’s impact on Gainsboro neighborhoodRead full article: Black History Month: Panel discussions address gentrification’s impact on Gainsboro neighborhood
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin watches during the first half of the team's Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)4 hours agoMike Tomlin: Super Bowl-winning head coach from Hampton Roads Read full article: Mike Tomlin: Super Bowl-winning head coach from Hampton Roads
No description available8 hours agoVirginia’s negligence law and how it applies to ice falling off the top of carsRead full article: Virginia’s negligence law and how it applies to ice falling off the top of cars
President Donald Trump listens as Elon Musk speaks in the Oval Office at the White House, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon)27 minutes agoElon Musk calls for the US to 'delete entire agencies' from the federal governmentRead full article: Elon Musk calls for the US to 'delete entire agencies' from the federal government
No description available8 hours agoBlacksburg Town Council Member censured TuesdayRead full article: Blacksburg Town Council Member censured Tuesday
No description available14 hours agoNRV hit by ice storm, Pulaski County opens warming center for residentsRead full article: NRV hit by ice storm, Pulaski County opens warming center for residents
Nominate someone who is making a difference in the community as we celebrate Black History Month.We wanna hear from you: Help us spotlight community leaders this Black History MonthRead full article: We wanna hear from you: Help us spotlight community leaders this Black History Month
The day of love is almost here, and we want to see your special Valentine!PIN IT: Show us your love for Valentine’s Day ❤️Read full article: PIN IT: Show us your love for Valentine’s Day ❤️
Are you a college-bound, graduating high school senior? Have demonstrated success in academics and sports, including activity competitions, marching band or volunteering?WSLS announces 2025 scholarship for graduating high school seniorsRead full article: WSLS announces 2025 scholarship for graduating high school seniors
WSLS Education Impact AwardWSLS Education Impact Award Nomination Page 2024-2025Read full article: WSLS Education Impact Award Nomination Page 2024-2025
The cheapest MacBook we’ve ever seen is almost sold outThe cheapest MacBook we’ve ever seen is almost sold out Read full article: The cheapest MacBook we’ve ever seen is almost sold out
Renting Microsoft 365 is so yesterday—own your Microsoft apps for insteadWant to bring low-spend January into the rest of the year? Start by owning your Microsoft appsRead full article: Want to bring low-spend January into the rest of the year? Start by owning your Microsoft apps
Your BJ's membership is only $20, and you'll even get $20 reward after your first purchaseYour BJ’s membership is only $20, and you’ll even get $20 reward after your first purchase Read full article: Your BJ’s membership is only $20, and you’ll even get $20 reward after your first purchase
More parents are giving up their kids in Virginia but one area found a solution that is working to keep families together.1 hour agoMore parents are giving up their kids, but this Virginia model could be a solutionRead full article: More parents are giving up their kids, but this Virginia model could be a solution
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin watches during the first half of the team's Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)4 hours agoMike Tomlin: Super Bowl-winning head coach from Hampton Roads Read full article: Mike Tomlin: Super Bowl-winning head coach from Hampton Roads
FILE - A woman holds the hand of a sick relative lying on the floor of the overcrowded Lilongwe Central Hospital, in Lilongwe, Malawi, Sept. 30, 1998, as the hospital is overflowing because of an epidemic of AIDS rampaging in southern Africa. (AP Photo /Denis Farrell, File)2 hours agoThis is what happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of peopleRead full article: This is what happens to the body when HIV drugs are stopped for millions of people
FILE - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., President Trump's nominee to serve as Secretary of Health and Human Services testifies during a Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions hearing for his pending confirmation on Capitol Hill, Jan. 30, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr., File)7 hours agoSenate to vote on vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s bid to become nation's health secretaryRead full article: Senate to vote on vaccine skeptic Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s bid to become nation's health secretary
FILE - Arizona Prison Complex-Lewis inmates walk around the recreation yard Friday, Jan. 14, 2005, in Buckeye, Ariz. (AP Photo/Paul Connors, File)13 hours agoLawyers for inmates ask judge to take over health care services in Arizona prisonsRead full article: Lawyers for inmates ask judge to take over health care services in Arizona prisons
Rapper A$AP Rocky arrives at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)7 hours agoA$AP Rocky trial heads to closing arguments. Did the rapper fire real bullets or blanks?Read full article: A$AP Rocky trial heads to closing arguments. Did the rapper fire real bullets or blanks?
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks during a briefing at the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)12 hours agoWhite House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming disputeRead full article: White House says it has the right to punish AP reporters over Gulf naming dispute
President Donald Trump speaks as Tulsi Gabbard is sworn in as the Director of National Intelligence in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Washington. (Photo/Alex Brandon)14 hours agoThe relationship between the White House and its press corps is time-tested — and can be contentiousRead full article: The relationship between the White House and its press corps is time-tested — and can be contentious
No description available17 hours agoLIST: Warming centers and shelter options during freezing temperaturesRead full article: LIST: Warming centers and shelter options during freezing temperatures
FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talk prior to a NATO round table meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Dec. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)31 minutes agoCould Canada really become the 51st US state? Here's what it would takeRead full article: Could Canada really become the 51st US state? Here's what it would take
No description available10 hours agoWATCH: Mulitple emergency calls during wintry mixRead full article: WATCH: Mulitple emergency calls during wintry mix
No description available8 hours agoWATCH: AEP provides update on power outages Read full article: WATCH: AEP provides update on power outages
Winter weather causing powerlines to fall and roads to close.21 hours agoTraffic halted on Colonial Ave SW, Roanoke, as powerlines collapse; restoration and detour efforts in progressRead full article: Traffic halted on Colonial Ave SW, Roanoke, as powerlines collapse; restoration and detour efforts in progress
Situation highlights challenges facing power crews13 hours agoDowned trees and power lines leave residents trapped in neighborhoodsRead full article: Downed trees and power lines leave residents trapped in neighborhoods
No description available13 hours agoWATCH: New Crisis Receiving Center Open HouseRead full article: WATCH: New Crisis Receiving Center Open House
No description available13 hours agoWATCH: Enjoying Chocolate on Valentine’s DayRead full article: WATCH: Enjoying Chocolate on Valentine’s Day
The Pittsylvania 911 Center is experiencing a power outage, causing a complete loss of communication capabilities, with calls being temporarily rerouted to the City of Danville.23 hours agoPittsylvania 911 Center Faces Power OutageRead full article: Pittsylvania 911 Center Faces Power Outage
No description available22 hours agoHow to stay safe during power outages caused by winter stormsRead full article: How to stay safe during power outages caused by winter storms
WSLS NewscastTALK TO US: What would you like to see on our weekend morning show? Read full article: TALK TO US: What would you like to see on our weekend morning show?
White House Holiday Traditions🎄QUIZ: Test your knowledge on White House Holiday Traditions!Read full article: 🎄QUIZ: Test your knowledge on White House Holiday Traditions!
No description available🦃TELL US: What’s your favorite Thanksgiving tradition?Read full article: 🦃TELL US: What’s your favorite Thanksgiving tradition?
Thanksgiving Day is almost here, and while many of us are looking forward to stuffing our faces (myself included), it’s also a time to reflect on what we cherish most.🦃WEIGH IN: What are you most thankful for this year?Read full article: 🦃WEIGH IN: What are you most thankful for this year?
After weeks of unusually warm temperatures, things are slowly but surely starting to cool down in Southwest Virginia and beyond.❄️ QUIZ: How well do you know Southwest Virginia’s winter weather history?Read full article: ❄️ QUIZ: How well do you know Southwest Virginia’s winter weather history?
No description availableOfficial Sweepstakes Rules: Here’s your chance to enter to win a $15,000 Holiday Sweepstakes 🤩Read full article: Official Sweepstakes Rules: Here’s your chance to enter to win a $15,000 Holiday Sweepstakes 🤩
Snow has arrived in our region, and it’s truly looking like a winter wonderland!📸❄️YOUR PHOTOS: Share your snow pics with us for a chance to be featured on TV and onlineRead full article: 📸❄️YOUR PHOTOS: Share your snow pics with us for a chance to be featured on TV and online
The day of love is almost here, and we want to see your special Valentine!PIN IT: Show us your love for Valentine’s Day ❤️Read full article: PIN IT: Show us your love for Valentine’s Day ❤️
There are more than 50 different ribbons representing various forms of cancer--here's what they mean.World Cancer Day: A colorful guide to what each ribbon meansRead full article: World Cancer Day: A colorful guide to what each ribbon means
Scroll down to see the recipesWarm up with homemade recipes for National Hot Chocolate DayRead full article: Warm up with homemade recipes for National Hot Chocolate Day
Have any photos of snow or ice in your neck of the woods? Send them our way via Pin It for a chance to be featured on-air and online.☃️ YOUR PHOTOS: Snow falls across Southwest, Central Virginia Read full article: ☃️ YOUR PHOTOS: Snow falls across Southwest, Central Virginia
More parents are giving up their kids in Virginia but one area found a solution that is working to keep families together.1 hour agoMore parents are giving up their kids, but this Virginia model could be a solutionRead full article: More parents are giving up their kids, but this Virginia model could be a solution
WSLS8 minutes agoDrivers urged to avoid Route 220 at Starlight Lane in Roanoke County due to downed treeRead full article: Drivers urged to avoid Route 220 at Starlight Lane in Roanoke County due to downed tree
Panelist Ronald Marsh said more than 1,600 people and 250 businesses were impacted2 hours agoBlack History Month: Panel discussions address gentrification’s impact on Gainsboro neighborhoodRead full article: Black History Month: Panel discussions address gentrification’s impact on Gainsboro neighborhood
Happened at the 6.4 mile marker, according to VDOT24 minutes agoTractor-trailer crash on I-77N in Carroll County causing 1-mile backupRead full article: Tractor-trailer crash on I-77N in Carroll County causing 1-mile backup
Updated as of 4:29 a.m. Thursday3 hours agoPower outages in Southwest, Central Virginia Feb. 13, 2025Read full article: Power outages in Southwest, Central Virginia Feb. 13, 2025
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin watches during the first half of the team's Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)4 hours agoMike Tomlin: Super Bowl-winning head coach from Hampton Roads Read full article: Mike Tomlin: Super Bowl-winning head coach from Hampton Roads
No description available8 hours agoVirginia’s negligence law and how it applies to ice falling off the top of carsRead full article: Virginia’s negligence law and how it applies to ice falling off the top of cars
No description available10 hours agoWATCH: Mulitple emergency calls during wintry mixRead full article: WATCH: Mulitple emergency calls during wintry mix
Russian President Vladimir Putin holds a video conference meeting with Bryansk Region Governor Alexander Bogomaz at the Novo-Ogaryovo state residence outside Moscow Russia, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)2 minutes agoRussia rejoices at Trump-Putin call as alarm bells ring in EuropeRead full article: Russia rejoices at Trump-Putin call as alarm bells ring in Europe
FILE - The OpenAI logo appears on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen with random binary data, March 9, 2023, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer, File)3 minutes agoMusk says he'll withdraw $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI if ChatGPT maker remains nonprofitRead full article: Musk says he'll withdraw $97.4 billion bid for OpenAI if ChatGPT maker remains nonprofit
United States Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, front left, and Britain's Defense Secretary John Healey, front second left, pose with other ministers during a group photo of NATO defense ministers at NATO headquarters in Brussels, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Geert Vanden Wijngaert)25 minutes agoNATO is in disarray after the US announces that its security priorities lie elsewhereRead full article: NATO is in disarray after the US announces that its security priorities lie elsewhere
Activists holding photos depicting the faces of Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip, during a protest demanding their release from Hamas captivity, in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Oded Balilty)36 minutes agoMiddle East latest: Hamas says 3 Israeli hostages will be freed on Saturday as plannedRead full article: Middle East latest: Hamas says 3 Israeli hostages will be freed on Saturday as planned
FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talk prior to a NATO round table meeting at The Grove hotel and resort in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, Dec. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein, File)31 minutes agoCould Canada really become the 51st US state? Here's what it would takeRead full article: Could Canada really become the 51st US state? Here's what it would take
More parents are giving up their kids in Virginia but one area found a solution that is working to keep families together.1 hour agoMore parents are giving up their kids, but this Virginia model could be a solutionRead full article: More parents are giving up their kids, but this Virginia model could be a solution
Carrie Muniak joins a rally in front of the Office of Personnel Management, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, in Washington. President Donald Trump is relying on a relatively obscure federal agency to reshape government. The Office of Personnel Management was created in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter and is the equivalent of the government's human resources department. It helps manage the civil service, including pay schedules, health insurance and pension programs. The agency has offered millions of federal workers eight months of salary if they voluntarily choose to leave their jobs by Feb. 6. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)1 hour agoWhat to know about the federal workforce under TrumpRead full article: What to know about the federal workforce under Trump
WSLS8 minutes agoDrivers urged to avoid Route 220 at Starlight Lane in Roanoke County due to downed treeRead full article: Drivers urged to avoid Route 220 at Starlight Lane in Roanoke County due to downed tree
South Korea's impeached President Yoon Suk Yeol, left, attends a hearing of his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (Joen Heon-Kyun/Pool Photo via AP)2 hours agoHow South Korea's Constitutional Court is deciding on the president's futureRead full article: How South Korea's Constitutional Court is deciding on the president's future
Panelist Ronald Marsh said more than 1,600 people and 250 businesses were impacted2 hours agoBlack History Month: Panel discussions address gentrification’s impact on Gainsboro neighborhoodRead full article: Black History Month: Panel discussions address gentrification’s impact on Gainsboro neighborhood
Birds fly over a pile of garbage, as there is no refuse collection in the city and people are disposing of their rubbish in the streets, in Gaza City, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)1 hour agoHamas says it will free 3 more hostages as planned, paving the way to resolve ceasefire disputeRead full article: Hamas says it will free 3 more hostages as planned, paving the way to resolve ceasefire dispute
Happened at the 6.4 mile marker, according to VDOT24 minutes agoTractor-trailer crash on I-77N in Carroll County causing 1-mile backupRead full article: Tractor-trailer crash on I-77N in Carroll County causing 1-mile backup
Updated as of 4:29 a.m. Thursday3 hours agoPower outages in Southwest, Central Virginia Feb. 13, 2025Read full article: Power outages in Southwest, Central Virginia Feb. 13, 2025
Saudi Arabian teacher Mansour bin Abdullah Al-Mansour, left, receives the Global Teacher Prize trophy from Dubai Crown Prince Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed Al Maktoum at a ceremony awarding the Global Teacher Prize in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Altaf Qadri)1 hour agoSaudi educator known for charity and prisoner work wins $1 million Global Teacher PrizeRead full article: Saudi educator known for charity and prisoner work wins $1 million Global Teacher Prize
Pittsburgh Steelers coach Mike Tomlin watches during the first half of the team's Pro Football Hall of Fame NFL preseason game against the Dallas Cowboys, Thursday, Aug. 5, 2021, in Canton, Ohio. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)4 hours agoMike Tomlin: Super Bowl-winning head coach from Hampton Roads Read full article: Mike Tomlin: Super Bowl-winning head coach from Hampton Roads
This is a locator map for Afghanistan with its capital, Kabul. (AP Photo)4 hours agoBlast at ministry compound in Kabul kills 1 person and injures 3Read full article: Blast at ministry compound in Kabul kills 1 person and injures 3