A musical adaptation of a classic novel will hit a local stage this week. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has details: Click here to get your tickets The post Lionel Bart’s “Oliver!” takes the stage at Attic Productions first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Indicted again – for a fourth time. Former President Donald Trump still leads the early polls when it comes to the 2024 Republican nominee – but could the charges handed down against him and 18 others in Atlanta this week turn the tide? A political science expert from Virginia Tech ponders that question, as WFIR’s…… Continue Reading
If your mother told you to “Eat Your Vegetables” when you were growing up, a new study by a local medical school professor suggests it is advice that can help you at the other end of your life. Kathy Dorey is a mostly-retired professor at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine who authored a…… Continue Reading
As schools reopen across Virginia, one of the greatest challenges still facing them is trying to recover from the learning loss experienced during the COVID-related classroom closures. An area superintendent says one big help often begins right at home, as WFIR’s Evan Jones reports: The post Limiting, recovering from learning loss can involve help at…… Continue Reading
As schools reopen across Virginia, one of the greatest challenges still facing them is trying to recover from the learning loss experienced during the COVID-related classroom closures. An area superintendent says one big help often begins right at home, as WFIR’s Evan Jones reports: The post Limiting, recovering from school learning loss can involve help…… Continue Reading
The first of many “Meet R-P-D Community Forums” tomorrow night is just as much about business concerns as it is about the worries of residents. WFIR’s Ian Price has more. The post Roanoke Police community forums begin with downtown first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
In the program’s second year and with a former Olympian at the helm, Roanoke College is set to hold its first cross-country mountain bike race, next weekend at Explore Park. Details from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: Sign up for Go Noke! XC here The post Roanoke College Cycling team will host Go Noke! XC next…… Continue Reading
Election day is more than 2 1/2 months away, but early voting in Virginia begins September 22 — five weeks from this Friday. It comes as a national debate continues over exactly how should we be able to vote ahead of the traditional day to cast ballots. WFIR’s Evan Jones has more: The post…… Continue Reading
This year, eight schools in Roanoke County will be providing free meals to all students through the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) as implemented through the federal Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010. Schools participating in CEP this year are: Burlington Elementary Herman L. Horn Elementary Masons Cove Elementary Mount Pleasant Elementary Mountain View Elementary Northside…… Continue Reading
For the second year in a row, the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center is rehabilitating bobcats , and its leader says they’re likely to see more such cases in future years. The center in southwest Roanoke County faces some unusual challenges as rehabilitates two very young bobcat kittens — with the goal of eventually returning them…… Continue Reading