A bill progressing in the General Assembly would make it illegal to buy a gun without a permit. Gun rights groups say that violates the constitution, as WFIR’s Ian Price reports. The post Proposed bill would require permit to buy a gun in Virginia first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
After 18 years at Mill Mountain Theatre, Producing Artistic Director Ginger Poole plans to take her final bow sometime during the 2024. Poole will assist with the search for her replacement. She first joined Mill Mountain Theatre as Director of Education and helped guide Roanoke’s only equity live theater space through two shutdowns – the…… Continue Reading
The first 50 guests into the first Dunkin Donuts opening in the Christiansburg area this week will get free coffee for a year. The store off Roanoke Street – not far from the Shelor Motor Mile facilities and across the street from a Ruby Tuesday – opens on Wednesday at 5:00 am. The post Free…… Continue Reading
A diverse group of young professionals from the Greater Roanoke Region have signed on to become spokespersons about all the good reasons they live here, and why others should too. The story from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: The post Get2Know Noke rolls out Ambassador program first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded at 12:42 a.m. on Monday, January 22, 2024, to the 5300 block of Yellow Mountain Road, in the Clearbrook area, for the report of a residential structure fire. The first arriving unit from Station 7 (Clearbrook) found heavy smoke showing from the attic area of a two-story house and…… Continue Reading
The Morgan Dana Harrington Scholarship Fund – named for the slain Virginia Tech student who went missing after a 2009 concert in Charlottesville – has raised more than $500,000 since its inception 14 years ago. Some of that total came from the annual “Docs for Morgan” basketball game that pits Carilion Clinic physicians and residents…… Continue Reading
Services newly added to the portfolio of one provider are helping to keep differently abled individuals in our community, WFIR’s Alex Torres has more: The post New services to improve care coming to Roanoke community resource nonprofit first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
The Virginia Association for Biological Farming and Small Farm Outreach Program Summit is this weekend at the Hotel Roanoke. This is the first time the VABF has partnered with Virginia State University and the SFOP. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more. Virginia Association for Biological Farming and Small Farm Outreach Program Summit and…… Continue Reading
Little Town Players in the Town of Bedford has been recognized by a national organization. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports their production of 12 Angry Men was named the Best Play of 2023 in Central Virginia. Bedford’s Little Town Players’ stage production of 12 Angry Men was named Best Play of 2023 in Central…… Continue Reading
RAM House has finally found a new home, as the homeless day shelter on Campbell Avenue looks for more room to expand its services. 410 Elm Avenue SW will be its new home once renovations are completed; Roanoke Area Ministries will provide more details next Friday. The Jain Center will be named after the couple…… Continue Reading