Democratic lawmakers in Richmond say Governor Youngkin can make all the budget proposals he wants, but there are stark differences on how much of Virginia’s budget surplus should be spent — and how much should go into tax cuts. The Youngkin administration is forecasting a $3.6 billion budget surplus for the current fiscal year, and…… Continue Reading
From its humble roots at the Grandin Co-Lab as a Shark-tank like mentoring competition to its own home base in Vinton, The Advancement Foundation’s Gauntlet program has spread far beyond the Roanoke Valley to Rockbridge County and the Alleghany Highlands. Now in partnership with UVA-Wise and Opportunity Southwest, The Gauntlet is coming to far southwest…… Continue Reading
With the General Assembly Session underway, Virginia’s attorney general is supporting legislation that refers to fentanyl as a weapon of terrorism. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story. 1-12 Miyares Drug Wrap-WEB The post Miyares backs bill that calls fentanyl a ‘weapon of terrorism’ first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
A $15,000 dollar grant from the National Endowment for the Arts will help Opera Roanoke collaborate with a production from Knoxville, Tennessee called “Glory Denied,” a new opera about Colonel Jim Thompson, America’s longest-held prisoner of the Vietnam war. Opera Roanoke calls “Glory Denied” – which is sung in English – “a powerful, heart-wrenching story…… Continue Reading
Governor Youngkin’s State of the Commonwealth again stressed one of the issues widely credited for is election 14 months ago — education and parental rights. As WFIR’s Evan Jones reports, some of his proposals are likely to gain bipartisan support, but certainly not all: 01-12 Youngkin-Education Wrap-WEB The post Youngkin brings top campaign issue to…… Continue Reading
On January 11 at approximately 10:40 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified by the City of Roanoke E-911 Center of a person with a gunshot wound in the 2300 block of Delaware Avenue NW. Responding officers located an unresponsive adult male with what appeared to be a critical gunshot wound inside a residence. Roanoke Fire-EMS pronounced…… Continue Reading
Now here’s Brent Stevens from Hollins University “At the Movies” … with what’s new at the historic Grandin Theatre: “A Man called Otto,” playing this weekend at the Grandin Theatre. 1-12 At the Movies-WEB The post At the Movies: A Man called Otto first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
US Senator Tim Kaine says he’s a member of two committees that often gives him access to files marked as “classified.” He weighed in yesterday on documents found locked in a Washington D.C. safe. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 1-12 Kaine Wrap#12-WEB The post Kaine on Biden’s classified docs; border situation first appeared on News/Talk…… Continue Reading
From architecture to gun violence, economic development to towing, Roanoke City relies on everyday citizens to volunteer on various boards and commissions. But there’s been “unusual circumstances” surrounding appointments. In conjunction with online news source, the Roanoke Rambler, WFIR’s Taylor Sherrill has that story: Citizen Boards WRAP 1-12 The post Four out of 152 seats…… Continue Reading
UPDATE: Roanoke Police have arrested Malcolm L. Harrison, 32 of Roanoke, on several charges related to this shooting offense. Throughout the course of this investigation, Detectives determined that Harrison was the suspect involved in this shooting that occurred in June of 2022. Warrants were obtained for Aggravated Malicious Wounding, Use of a Firearm while…… Continue Reading