“Together we can realize the truth – that suicide is preventable,” says the CEO for Blue Ridge Behavorial Healthcare, which is helping to spearhead activities during Suicide Prevention Month in September. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has this report: register here for virtual training classes How businesses can get involved during Suicide Prevention Week The post September…… 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 New joint exhibition at two museums; SML Music Festival first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
John Seiler studies the physiology of trees at Virginia Tech and every year he’s asked about peak weekends to enjoy the Fall colors when the leaves turn. He’s looking at the last week in October but adds that a lack of moisture in September could move that end-of-October timetable up a bit. Seiler says there really…… Continue Reading
A new Roanoke College statewide poll finds a majority of Virginians believe former President Trump did something illegal in cases involving classified documents at his Florida home and the 2020 election. Just about one-third of those questioned believe he violated any law in the case involving alleged hush money. But Poll Director Bryan Parsons say…… Continue Reading
A new Roanoke College statewide poll finds a majority of Virginians believe former President Trump did something illegal in cases involving classified documents at his Florida home and the 2020 election. Just about one-third of those questioned believe he violated any law in the case involving alleged hush money. But Poll Director Bryan Parsons say…… Continue Reading
A popular primitive campsite just off Route 311 in the Catawba Valley at the gateway to the Dragon’s Tooth Trail needs backpackers to seek other shelter – at least for a while, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: The post Dragon’s Tooth trail campsite needs a break first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
The Institute for Policy and Opinion Research (IPOR) at Roanoke College interviewed 702 adult residents of Virginia between Aug. 6 and Aug. 15, 2023, in a survey of public attitudes related to national political anxiety, satisfaction with democracy, and trust in governmental institutions. The survey has a margin of error of 4.20%. Approval, Favorability, and…… Continue Reading
Brandon Oaks opened its expanded memory care unit in 2022. Memory care facilities have to have a green space. And while they were renovating the memory care facility Brandon Oaks decided do something special. Director of Communications Nicole Bruch says the new sensory garden is the result of that effort. A ribbon cutting originally scheduled…… Continue Reading
Is fentanyl-laced marijuana a major problem in Virginia? WFIR’s Ian Price has more from a marijuana law reform organization. The post NORML disputes Lt. Gov claims of fentanyl-laced marijuana first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
FRANKLIN COUNTY, Va. – Virginia State Police is investigating a single-vehicle crash, which resulted in a fatality. The crash occurred Sunday, (Aug 27), at 10:00 p.m. on Goose Dam Road, one quarter mile south of Sontag Road in Franklin County. A 1995 Ford Explorer was traveling on Goose Dam Road, when the vehicle ran off the…… Continue Reading