What could have been done to prevent devastation from wildfires in Hawaii? A Congressman from our area is asking questions, as WFIR’s Ian Price reports. The post Questions over Hawaiian Electric power grid amid deadly fires first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
BOB DYLAN: ROUGH AND ROWDY WAYS TOUR November 29th, 2023 Showtime: 8 PM Berglund Performing Arts Theatre PLEASE NOTE: No cell phones will be allowed. Cell phones will be collected at entrance and returned after show. TICKETS ON SALE STARTING OCTOBER 6TH AT 10 AM TICKET PRICES: $143.50, $83.50, $66.50 FOR TICKETS PLEASE VISIT BOBDYLAN.COM The…… Continue Reading
Early voting in Virginia has about five more weeks to go before election day arrives, and as of today in Roanoke County, anyone wishing to vote early in person now has two places to do so. The Roanoke County Elections office opens a satellite voting site today at the Brambleton Center near Cave Spring Corners…… Continue Reading
BOSTON (AP) — Liam Connor kicked a 42-yard field goal with 2:11 remaining and Boston College rallied with 20 points in the second half to beat winless Virginia 27-24 on Saturday. Thomas Castellanos threw for 183 yards and two touchdowns as he and the Eagles (2-3, 1-2 ACC) overcame a dreadful first half and many…… Continue Reading
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Kyron Drones threw three touchdowns passes and rushed for two more scores to lead Virginia Tech to a 38-21 victory over Pittsburgh on Saturday night. Drones completed 12 of 19 passes for a career-high 228 yards and rushed for 41 yards for the Hokies (2-3, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference), who snapped…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia jury has convicted a former schools superintendent on a misdemeanor charge in connection with what prosecutors said was the retaliatory firing of a teacher who reported that an elementary school student inappropriately touched her. Former Loudoun County Public Schools Superintendent Scott Ziegler was acquitted on a separate misdemeanor count…… Continue Reading
CHARLOTTESVLLE, Va. – A federal grand jury returned an indictment this week charging the former chief operating officer of area pain clinics with three conspiracy counts for her alleged involvement in health care fraud and illegal drug distribution. Jennifer Ann “Jen” Adams, 50, of Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, is charged with one count of conspiring…… Continue Reading
Visitor spending in the Roanoke region reached a new high in 2022, exceeding levels reached before the pandemic brought so much to a halt. Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge coordinates efforts to bring visitors to the region. It all took a big hit, of course, when COVID arrived in 2020, but the travel-related expenditures for last…… Continue Reading
Carilion Clinic is taking part in a trial of “theranostics” – developed in Australia with a special imaging agent from Canada that is used during a PET scan to diagnose cancers. It can also identify tumors in the body and direct a more focused treatment – with less “collateral damage” than chemotherapy for example. Carilion…… Continue Reading
(from Virginia State Police) On Sept. 28, 2023, multiple local, state and federal law enforcement agencies effected 24 search warrants in nine southwest Virginia localities. The search warrants are part of an extensive, ongoing criminal investigation into allegations of money laundering and illegal narcotic distribution network by retail establishments in Lee, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, Scott,…… Continue Reading