UPDATE: Missing Child Update: Timothy Truitt , Jaxon and Adrianna Truitt have all been located and taken into custody safely. Previous: The Virginia State Police and the Virginia Missing Children Clearinghouse have issued an AMBER Alert on behalf of the Hampton Police Department, for a child abduction that occurred on October 16, 2022 at…… Continue Reading
The Virginia State Police and the Virginia Missing Children Clearinghouse have issued an AMBER Alert on behalf of the Hampton Police Department, for a child abduction that occurred on October 16, 2022 at 1430 hours. The children are believed to be in extreme danger and were last seen at Walmart, 1900 Cunningham Drive, Hampton, VA.…… Continue Reading
The ice is down and training camp for the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs is underway. The season opener for the Dawgs is this Friday at the Berglund Center versus Fayetteville. There are some new faces of course but around a dozen players who were with the Rail Yard Dawgs at some point last season are…… Continue Reading
Three local partners will be handing out 5,000 bouquets of flowers around the Roanoke Valley this week. WFIR’s Emma Thomas with details: 10-17 Flowers WRAP1-WEB Click here for more information about the event The post Petal it Forward returns to the Valley this week first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
The president of Black Folks Camp Too stopped in Roanoke to promote his cause. WFIR’s Ian Price has more. 10-17 Black Camp WRAP Click HERE to learn more about Black Folks Camp Too The post Company comes to Roanoke to say “Black Folks Camp Too” first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
4 straight losses for Virginia Tech, after a late rally fell short against Miami. And the 6-1 Liberty Flames squeak by Gardner-Webb 21 to 20 on Saturday. UVA was off. WPLY-MIN The post Tech loses, Liberty wins on Saturday first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Its called “My City Academy,” an initiative desiged to draw Roanoke’s immigrant and refugee population closer to the services they may need – and to develop leadership within that community. The story from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 10-17 Academy Wrap#2 Click here for My City Academy link The post My City Academy will help identify immigrant…… Continue Reading
DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) — Three students and a teacher were taken to hospitals Wednesday after a fire broke out during a demonstration in a Virginia high school chemistry classroom, officials said. When the fire broke out in the classroom at Dinwiddie High School, the fire alarm was pulled and all students were evacuated from the…… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON (AP) — A member of the Oath Keepers who traveled to Washington before the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol testified Wednesday about a massive cache of weapons the far-right extremist group stashed in a Virginia hotel room. Taking the stand in the seditious conspiracy case against Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes and four…… Continue Reading
Former President Donald Trump has responded to the January 6th bipartisan committee, which in its scheduled final public hearing voted 9-0 to issue a subpoena inviting him to testify. Trump responded with a 14 page letter asserting a number of claims about the 2020 that at least one media outlet so far asserts contains false…… Continue Reading