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. 1-18 Culture Calendar-WEB The post New Works Festival continues; Taubman seeks poets and spoken word artists first appeared…… Continue Reading
Special meal deals and a good excuse to head downtown – Restaurant Week returns this Friday for an extended run in Roanoke. More on the annual event from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 1-18 Rest Week Wrap#2-WEB See more on Restaurant Week here The post Restaurant Week is back in downtown Roanoke starting Friday first appeared…… Continue Reading
Roanoke County Police are searching for a 17 year-old with autism in the Mt. Pleasant area of the County. Police say Elijah Campbell has been missing since approximately 2:00 a.m. Elijah was last seen near his residence off of Rutrough Road, wearing a gray t-shirt and black shorts. Elijah is described as a black male,…… Continue Reading
The developer and city official cut the ribbon yesterday on the newly renovated Junior Lofts. The building, once the home to the Junior Lunch Diner sat vacant for many years. Now its home to 14 one-bedroom loft apartments and one retail space. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more. 01-18 Junior loft wrap 2-WEB The post Long-shuttered…… Continue Reading
Virginia State Police is investigating a two-vehicle crash, which resulted in a fatality. The crash occurred Sunday (Jan 15) at 5:59 p.m. on Frontage Road, nine tenths of a mile north of Arcadia Road in Botetourt County. A 2018 Toyota RAV4 was traveling north on Frontage Road and slowed to make a left turn into…… Continue Reading
The Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a shooting that took place last Thursday in Troutville. 49 Walter Hinkley of Troutville was the victim; his wife, 50 year old Rhonda Hinkley, is the suspect. Last Thursday Botetourt County Deputies along with the Virginia State Police responded to a residence on Westview Road in Troutville to…… Continue Reading
The data from 2022 in Roanoke concerning gun violence shows that it still remains a major concern for many – residents, City Council and the police department. Meanwhile the citizen-driven commission created to address the issue meets for the first time this year today at 5:30, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: 1-17 Gun Meeting Wrap#2…… Continue Reading
Nearly four million dollars in state grant money is coming to industrial sites in the Roanoke Regional Partnership coverage area. Roanoke County and Roanoke City each have a site benefiting from the Virginia Business Ready Sites Program. More from WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno: 01-17 vbpr wrap 2-WEB The post State money for local site…… Continue Reading
On January 15 at approximately 6:20 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified by the City of Roanoke E-911 Center of a person with a gunshot wound in the 700 block of Montrose Avenue SE. Responding officers located an adult male victim lying on the sidewalk in the area with what appeared to be a serious, but…… Continue Reading
An early morning crash on Brandon Avenue SW in Roanoke claimed the life of an adult male driving one of the two vehicles involved in the accident. Roanoke police say it happened when that driver lost control of his vehicle; speed is believed to be a factor. The other driver – also an adult male…… Continue Reading