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
On January 10, at 8:13 p.m., Roanoke Fire-EMS was dispatched to the 1600 block of Rorer Ave SW for reports of a structure fire with possible entrapment. First arriving units found fire showing from windows on the first floor of a two-story, four-unit apartment building. Shortly after Fire-EMS personnel arrived on the scene, the occupant…… Continue Reading
A state grant recently awarded to the City of Roanoke will be used to help craft a plan that may provide “action items,” to help prevent future flooding after heavy rains. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 1-11 Flood Plan Wrap#2-WEB Flood survey Flood tracking RAFTS survey The post Roanoke crafting flood resilience plan with…… Continue Reading
From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar – sponsored by the Roanoke Arts Commission – roanokearts.org. With a look at some of the events coming up this weekend and in the near future. 1-11 Culture Calendar-WEB The post Hollins-Mill Mountain Winter Festival of New Works debuts this week first appeared on News/Talk…… Continue Reading