An organization funded by companies involved in highway construction says congestion and sub-standard road conditions cost Roanoke-area drivers hundreds of dollars a year — while increasing driving safety risks. The report comes from TRIP — The Road Information Program. Director of Policy and Research — and it says traffic congestion in in the Roanoke area…… Continue Reading
Project management can cover a wide variety of applications but in general it describes a professional who organizes and plans within budget and time restraints. Now a local organization dedicated to that profession will explore where AI fits in, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: Sign up for Oct. 20 AI symposium The post Symposium…… Continue Reading
The NFL needs Taylor Swift more than she needs the League. WFIR’s Ian Price spoke with a former ESPN anchor and current Virginia Tech professor. The post Former ESPN anchor discusses NFL (Taylor’s Version) first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
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