The Salem Fire & EMS Department responded to a commercial structure fire at 17 7th St. early this morning at approximately 2:30 a.m. One large commercial property, the former home of McClung Lumber Company, was destroyed, and one adjacent building sustained minor damage. No one was in either building at the time of the fire…… Continue Reading
An annual charity event will take over the Berglund Center again soon. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has more: 01-23 GunsNHoses WRAP1-WEB Get your tickets here The post Local charity event returns for 19th year first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Pediatricians and Roanoke’s public libraries are teaming up to create more resources for new parents. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has more: 01-22 Library WRAP2-WEB The post Library initiative helps parents give children a good head start first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Hunter Tyson had the option to pass, drive or shoot on Clemson’s final play. Tyson chose to follow coach Brad Brownell’s main instruction in the time out with the Tigers down by two: “If you’re open, shoot it.” Tyson did, making a 3-pointer with 12 seconds to go to lift the…… Continue Reading
MONTEREY PARK, Calif. (AP) — A gunman opened fire at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance studio following a Lunar New Year celebration, killing 10 people and setting off a manhunt for the suspect in the nation’s fifth mass killing this month. Another 10 people were wounded and were taken to hospitals, where their conditions ranged…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Legislation that would give inmates in Virginia prisons free phone calls and email access and reduce the costs of food and other commissary items in local jails won approval Friday from a Democrat-led Senate committee. The bills are expected to face longer odds in the Republican-controlled state House. Inmate advocates who…… Continue Reading
This morning at 3:25 a.m., Roanoke Fire-EMS was dispatched for reports of a structure fire on the 1300 block of Purcell Ave NE. First arriving units found flames showing from the roof where one civilian was also trapped. Fire-EMS personnel rescued the trapped civilian, evacuated four additional occupants, and brought the fire under control within…… Continue Reading
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Amazon Web Services plans to invest $35 billion in new data centers in Virginia under a deal with the state, Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced Friday. Millions of dollars in incentives to close the deal still require legislative approval, but General Assembly leaders in both parties expressed support in a news release…… Continue Reading
Amazon Web Services – AWS – plans to invest $35 billion by 2040 to establish multiple data center campuses across Virginia. Numerous localities in the Commonwealth are under consideration and will be decided at a later date. This announcement of planned investment will create at least 1,000 total new jobs across Virginia to support AWC…… Continue Reading
Virginia State Senator Siobhan Dunnavant, has proposed her own abortion bill in response to some legislator’s calls for a ban at 15 weeks. WFIR’s Emma Thomas with details: 01-20 Abortion PM WRAP2-WEB The post VA State Senate debates abortion access first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading