Restoration Housing is asking the community for help maintaining a piece of local history. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has more on the Villa Heights Stewardship Campaign: Click here to donate to the campaign The post Villa Heights campaign underway; proceeds to maintain historic home first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
24-hours of generosity starts soon. WFIR’s Emma Thomas reports on the impacts of last year’s GIVE Roanoke day: Click here to see a full list of participating organizations The post Council of Community Services talks impact ahead day of giving first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
A new study has found more than 28% of Roanoke seniors live alone. Elder Care Solutions owner and CEO, Kimberly Whiter, says that number is going to continue to grow as people live longer. As Denise Allen Membreno reports, Whiter has written a book which helps families and individuals meet the high cost of elder…… Continue Reading
100 years ago this month a general contractor well-known in the Roanoke Valley made its debut. Lionberger Construction serves the regional, commercial and industrial markets. Live in studio to talk about their century of service this morning was CEO Sam Lionberger III (at far left in photo) and his younger brother Greg (center), who joined…… Continue Reading
UPDATE: Roanoke Police have arrested Isaiah C. Baldwin, 20 of Roanoke, and charged him with Second Degree Murder regarding this homicide investigation. Baldwin was identified as a suspect in the early stages of the investigation. The warrant was obtained overnight and officers immediately began searching for him. He was taken into custody earlier today by…… Continue Reading
A man is dead following a reported shooting near the 7/11 in the 14 hundred block of Grandin Road in Southwest Roanoke. No suspects were found on scene last night and no arrests have been made. The post One person dead after shooting on Grandin Road first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Known more for the gaming communities that favor it, an online platform is now at the center of the espionage incident involving a 21-year-old Massachusetts man and the classified intelligence he shared to a wider audience. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: The post Young men, Discord and war games: a perfect storm says one expert…… Continue Reading
The iconic 1959 Jupiter rocket that sits out the Virginia Museum of Transportation just got a much-needed facelift – a new paint job says VMT executive director Mendy Flynn. The 67-foot tall, 22,000 lb. Jupiter rocket moved along with the museum from Wasena Park after the flood of 1985 led to the VMT’s closure there.…… Continue Reading
On April 12, 2023, Investigators with the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, in conjunction with the Virginia State Police and the DEA, were attempting to execute a search warrant on a vehicle operated by Najiee Turner. While attempting a takedown of the vehicle at the Go Mart, located at 1110 East Main Street inside the town…… Continue Reading
The City of Roanoke unveiled an historical marker this morning at Perry Park off Norfolk Avenue, honoring Henrietta Lacks, a Roanoke native who eventually died from cervical cancer. Cells collected during her diagnosis are still used for research today and are considered to be the ‘gold standard.” Lacks will also be honored on October 4…… Continue Reading