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As the world grapples with the aftermath of Sunday’s mass shooting at a Hanukkah event in Australia, Radford University’s political science chair is weighing in on the growing rise in anti...

Macbeth at Showtimers Sarah Anglim photo. From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar – With a look at some of the local events coming up this weekend and in the near future. Sponsored...

Legendary singer-songwriter Donna Summer was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame during a private ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday (December 15). Summer, who passed away in 2012 a...

During his recent Spilt Milk festival performance in Australia, Kendrick Lamar paused his show to sing "Happy Birthday" to 9-year-old fan Kalina Fowler, who had been shouting about her birthday from a...

Wham!'s 1984 holiday classic, "Last Christmas," has reached No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 for the very first time, rising three spots to top the chart on the strength of 95.3 million streams and 5...

Billboard's 2025 year-end Boxscore charts named Kendrick Lamar's Grand National Tour as the highest-grossing rap tour of 2025. Lamar earned $369.6 million from 42 shows across North America, Europe, a...

Trey Songz was charged with assault for allegedly punching a nightclub employee at Dramma Night Club in Times Square on December 4, and was also charged with second-degree mischief for causing about $...

Billboard's 2025 year-end Boxscore charts reveal that Beyonc's Cowboy Carter Tour was the highest-grossing country tour ever, earning $407.6 million from 32 shows across North America and Europe, whil...

At least for now it appears the health care insurance premium subsidies for the past 5 years that made them more affordable millions have gone away. One of Virginia’s principal players in the ma...

An annual award recognizing an individual who goes above and beyond for the Roanoke community has returned with the announcement of the 2025 Roanoke Citizen of the Year. WFIR’s Conner Arthur has...