U.S. Attorney Christopher Kavanaugh announced today the availability of over $320,000 in grant funding for Project Safe Neighborhoods (PSN) initiatives. A release says this funding opportunity will assist in implementing comprehensive, collaborative, and community-based approaches to reducing violent crime in the Western District of Virginia using a wide range of effective violent crime reduction strategies.…… Continue Reading
Youth mental health is approaching a national public health emergency, experts say. A local provider talks ways to help. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has details: Click here to learn more about Humphreys and her practice The post Pediatric mental health a growing concern; alternative therapies help first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
SEATTLE (AP) — Throughout this historic season for Virginia Tech, coach Kenny Brooks has repeated the belief that Elizabeth Kitley is the best player for the Hokies, but Georgia Amoore is the most important. It was proven again Saturday with Amoore carrying Virginia Tech to a level it’s never reached before in program history. Amoore…… Continue Reading
The Virginia NAACP disagrees with the decision that Governor Glenn Youngkin has made that significantly reduces the number of former inmates with nonviolent felonies who can regain the right to vote. Youngkin reversed former GOP Governor Bob McDonnell’s policy of automatically restoring former prisoners’ rights after serving their sentences – that policy was favored by…… Continue Reading
The Cinderella story is coming to the Berglund Center told through dance by the Southwest Virginia Ballet. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more. The post Classic fairytale comes to life via ballet first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Roanoke College is partnering with Virginia Tech to give students a pathway to a master’s degree. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story. March 24, 2023/Salem, Va. Roanoke College and Virginia Tech have entered a partnership that will benefit students in science fields and serve as an engine for economic, workforce and educational development…… Continue Reading
Virginia Tech is making strides in distracted driving research. WFIR’s Emma Thomas reports on the future of driver attention studies: The post Google taps local college to conduct transportation research first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Date: March 8, 2023 (Botetourt County, VA) Today, New Belgium Brewing announced that they have struck an agreement to acquire the Constellation Brands facility in the Botetourt Center at Greenfield located in Daleville. Botetourt County officials received a call from Constellation Brands earlier in the day. “New Belgium Brewing is a nationally recognized name, and…… Continue Reading
An unlikely organization has stepped in to fill the gaps in the region’s mental health resources. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has details on the mental health program that earned a local museum statewide recognition: The post Montgomery Museum of Art and History awarded for innovative new program first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
From U.S. Cellular — ROANOKE, Va. (March 22, 2023) – UScellular announced the winners of its 16th Annual Black History Month Art Contest with Boys & Girls Clubs of Southwest Virginia at a celebration at the club located at 1714 9th Street, SE in Roanoke, March 17. The company also announced that it is extending…… Continue Reading