Hurricane Helene flooded the Weissmans' home last month.

Roanoke County kids got a taste of what fire and rescue members do, through the Camp R.I.T. program held on Friday.

Now that the kiddos are out of school for the summer, summer camps across our region are starting up.

21 homicides have happened in Roanoke already this year, and an uptick in crime has police searching for solutions. They’re holding a series of community forums beginning next week.

The U.N. says the conflict in Sudan has driven more than 3 million people from their homes.

Tensions were already high on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota when activists from the American Indian Movement took over the town of Wounded Knee 50 years ago on Monday.

The perennial power Pioneers are looking to reload for another playoff run.

Here's a look at some of the stories we'll be following today as they make headlines in Southwest Virginia.

Americans continued to spend at a solid clip in September even while facing sticker shock in grocery aisles, car lots and restaurants as snarled global supply chains slow the flow of goods.

In this Nov. 21, 2019 photo, Talya Cousins, right, looks at toys with Billie, 3, at Camp toy store in New York. The New Jersey store “has cool stuff,” said Jaelyn during an outing with her dad and little brother. Now a new generation of toy stores hopes to capitalize on the demise of the old Toys R Us by emphasizing playtime. Richard Barry, head of Toys R Us' new parent company, thinks about $2 billion of that market is up for grabs. While playtime makes sense for selling toys, it's not just toy stores that are focusing on activities.

Doctor's orders may not be enough to keep an emotional support pig with a Missouri family. Pickles has been living with the Buff family for more than a year. Debbie even got a note from her doctor recommending the family should be able to keep the pig. Festus has an ordinance banning livestock from living in the city. "Animals classified as livestock in this case a pig, or mini pig cannot be kept as pets, City Administrator Greg Camp told KMOV.