Two Virginia Cities Take Spots among the Top 20 of a Nationwide 'Best Run Cities' Ranked List

Culture Calendar – a look at local events coming up this weekend and in the near future

Sponsored by the Roanoke Cultural Endowment. See more at Roanoke Cultural Endowment.org. One last concert for the 2025-26 season from David Stewart Wiley and players from the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra this Saturday near Smith Mountain Lake this weekend. Its the opening weekend for Shakespeare's classic tale of young love and tragedy, Romeo and Juliet, this Friday through Sunday at the Roanoke Bear Theatre in downtown Roanoke in the Community High School auditorium.

Two Virginia Cities Take Spots among the Top 20 of a Nationwide 'Best Run Cities' Ranked List

Two of the Commonwealth's cities have earned spots in the Top 20 of a list ranking some the best run cities in America.

Iran ceasefire outlook, Roanoke homelessness lawsuit, Bedford broadband fallout & George’s Flowers move — RVMN 6/16/26

Roanoke Valley’s Morning News returns after a brief technical publishing pause with updates on a possible U.S.-Iran ceasefire agreement, Roanoke’s homelessness zoning lawsuit involving The Least of These Ministry, and Bedford County’s broadband dispute with RiverStreet Networks. We also cover George’s Flowers relocating near Tanglewood, data center concerns in Southwest Virginia, New River Valley Amtrak progress, Smith Mountain Lake July Fourth no-wake zones, local weather, World Cup coverage, MLB, WNBA, and more sports.

VA250: who was Colonel William Fleming?

In the second installment of our VA 250 series we hear about William Fleming - more than just the name of a local high school - Colonel William Fleming was a contemporary of Andrew Lewis, whom we heard about last week - and Fleming has a connection to Thomas Jefferson. Here is WFIR's Gene Marrano with the second in a series of VA-250 stories with a local twist, In Depth."

Virginia Tech expert offers tips to support drought-stressed lawns

As our area continues to see a severe drought going into the summer season, a Virginia Tech associate professor provided tips on how to determine when your lawn is thirsty. More from WFIR’s Conner Arthur: