Tomorrow at Charter Hall in downtown Roanoke a sold-out event will celebrate the Rescue Mission of Roanoke’s 75th anniversary. The keynote speaker will talk about the services her organization provides in the Boston area to the homeless – and how that translates to conditions here in Roanoke. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: The post Rescue…… Continue Reading
A local art exhibit with a global twist is on its way. Organizers are calling for submissions for “Our World Village”. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has details: To submit your work, send photos and dimensions of each piece (up to 3 total) to Courtney Powell at [email protected] The post Calling all artists: “Our World Village” returns…… Continue Reading
A foundation that aims to support Roanoke’s Parks Department recently celebrated the completion of its first major project. But a recreation manager says the real goal is to raise awareness about funding needs. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has that story: The post PLAY Roanoke “drastically underfunded” according to Recreation Manager first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM &…… Continue Reading
A driver suffering from gunshot wounds received first-aid before ultimately being sent to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. Roanoke Police say the victim was discovered in a car just after 11 pm last night near Gilmer Rd. and Gainesboro Ave. NW. Authorities believe the shooting happened in the 2000 block of Liberty Rd. NW. No…… Continue Reading
An annual phone survey of 500 Roanoke Valley adults revealed some disturbing responses from young adults in the 18 to 24 year old age range in regards to what they know about the dangers of Fentanyl. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: The post RAYSAC survey shows troubling trends about Fentanyl first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM…… Continue Reading
Roanoke City recently launched a new initiative to boost community engagement. WFIR’s Emma Thomas reports on Zencity: Click here to view Roanoke City’s Zencity page The post New platform aims at incorporating more voices into city planning first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
The Roanoke Valley could soon be the home base for part of the USA Cycling headquarters – moved from Colorado Springs to the Star City. Landon Howard with Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge broke that news at today’s City Council meeting; he says Virginia’s Blue Ridge has requested 10 million dollars from the Youngkin Administration in…… Continue Reading
A recent study finds VA to be one of the nation’s most financially independent states. WFIR’s Emma Thomas reports on how the Commonwealth made the top five: The post VA ranks as 5th most independent state in the nation first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Botetourt County is looking for ways to identify and support remote workers living in the county. First, county officials want feedback from those who work away from the office – and to do that they have launched an online survey that’s active from today through July 31. Tiffany Bradbury is the director of communications for…… Continue Reading
Threads, Meta’s challenge to twitter passed the 109-million user mark in its first week. What that means to the social media landscape remains to be seen. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports. The post Threads faces several challenges says VT professor first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading