From Roanoke City Police: On October 8, 2022 at approximately 11:10 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified by the City of Roanoke E-911 Center of shots fired in the 2300 block of Mountain View Terrace SW. Officers responded to the scene and located an adult male subject outside of a residence. The male subject was armed…… Continue Reading
Kent Carter, vice president of the NAACP’s Arlington, Virginia, branch, was shot and killed Sunday, October 2nd, while vacationing in Turks & Caicos to celebrate his 40th birthday, according to statements from the NAACP and the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force. Two people were murdered in a targeted attack on their vehicle, which…… Continue Reading
On October 8, 2022 at approximately 10:30 a.m., Roanoke Police were notified by the City of Roanoke E-911 Center of a person with a gunshot wound in the 2700 block of Hoover Street NW. The caller advised they were transporting a juvenile male to LewisGale Medical Center for treatment of a critical gunshot wound. As…… Continue Reading
FINCASTLE, VA – On October 8, 2022, at 7:02 a.m. the Botetourt County Emergency Communications Center received a 911 call from a citizen reporting an unresponsive female lying on the ground in the 22,000 block of Botetourt Road. Botetourt County Sheriff’s Office Deputies arrived on the scene to find an apparent deceased female lying in…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court on Friday denied a request to rehear a case that found that gender dysphoria is a condition covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. In August, a three-judge panel of the Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals became the first federal appellate court in the country…… Continue Reading
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — The head of a Virginia company accused of exploiting immigration detainees seeking bail has now been charged with defrauding the brother of Florida school shooter Nikolas Cruz. The Augusta County Sheriff’s Office said Mike Donovan, the CEO of Nexus Services in Verona, Virginia, was arrested Wednesday after being indicted on…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A lawsuit against a Virginia town that alleges its police department has operated in a way that led to unlawful racial discrimination and violated individuals’ constitutional rights can move forward, a judge ruled Thursday. The Office of the Attorney General initially brought the lawsuit against the small southeastern Virginia town of…… Continue Reading
For many years the Annual Health Focus Salem Distance Run was held in the heat and and humidity of August, but now its a fall event with a course that originates and finishes at the Salem Red Sox ballpark. There’s still time to sign up, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: 10-7 Health Focus Wrap Health…… Continue Reading
New cars and trucks continue to sell above sticker price in the Roanoke Valley, and some in particular top a 20% premium on MSRP. iSeeCars tracks prices nationwide and by region, and it finds the average sales price here is almost $3,500 over sticker price — 10% more. Topping the local list are Ford Bronco…… Continue Reading
A ribbon-cutting this morning at the old Melrose Library branch on Salem Turnpike near the Lansdowne Park Public Housing complex is also a next step in connecting northwest Roanoke residents to services that can help them get ahead. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 10-7 Envision Wrap#1 The post first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3…… Continue Reading