It has been six years since the iconic 611 steam locomotive hauled passenger excursions in Virginia, and as it resumes doing so today, it is clear there is no loss in interest: more than 90% of the 18,000+ tickets are already taken. For the next five weekends, the Roanoke-built locomotive will take passengers on two…… Continue Reading
Some members of the Roanoke College women’s swim team say the college ignored their concerns about a transgender woman potentially joining the team. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has details. Members of the Roanoke College women’s swim team were joined on stage at Hotel Roanoke today by Riley Gaines, a 12-time NCAA all-American swimmer who has…… Continue Reading
Roanoke City officials believe a new bank headquarters building will help boost development along the Franklin Road corridor. Ridge View Bank is a little more than two years old with retail branches in Salem and Smith Mountain Lake and a loan origination office in downtown Roanoke. With today’s groundbreaking, construction is now set to begin…… Continue Reading
A check for two million dollars from the Life Ring Foundation was donated to Carilion Children’s, the local Children’s Miracle Network Hospital this morning and is targeted for pediatric oncology and hematology at the new Cancer Center that Carilion intends to build on the Riverside campus. Carilion Clinic is still raising money for the Cancer…… Continue Reading
Not only was statue of her dedicated today in downtown Roanoke across from the municipal building – this is also “Henrietta Lacks Day,” across the Commonwealth noted Roanoke Mayor Sherman Lea Senior. Unique cancer cells harvested from Lacks, who died in 1951, are still being used for research today. Lea also noted that while the…… Continue Reading
Its become one of the larger racing events in the valley and in its 8th year the Salem Half Marathon starter’s gun will fire again in less than two weeks, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: sign up info here The post Still time to sign up for Salem half marathon and 8k first appeared on…… Continue Reading
RAM House is hoping you will help them celebrate the people who help them carry out their mission. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports. See celebration event ticket info here The post RAM House staging celebration/fundraising event later this month first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
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 by the Roanoke Cultural Endowment. The post What’s a Wayzgoose Festival? and MMT presents Stellaluna first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
You can learn the sport of curling this weekend. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more on the Roanoke Valley Curling Club. learn more here The post Learn curling as you “sweep and slide” first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
(from Roanoke PD) On October 2, 2023 at approximately 11:25 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified by the City of Roanoke E-911 Center of a person with a gunshot wound in the 1000 block of Glenn Ridge Road NW. Responding officers located a juvenile female victim with what appeared to be non-life-threatening injuries and an adult female…… Continue Reading