Roanoke’s elected leaders stress that there’s no concrete plan to develop Evans Spring. But ever since Roanoke City Council in June voted to pay for a development master plan, a small group of activists has been meeting at a Northwest Roanoke church to strategize. In conjunction with the Roanoke Rambler, WFIR’s Taylor Sherrill has that…… Continue Reading
Roanoke’s elected leaders stress that there’s no concrete plan to develop Evans Spring. But ever since Roanoke City Council in June voted to pay for a development master plan, a small group of activists has been meeting at a Northwest Roanoke church to strategize. In conjunction with the Roanoke Rambler, WFIR’s Taylor Sherrill has that…… Continue Reading
Roanoke Police have sought a petition for Threat by Writing or Electronic Message to Kill or do Harm (class six felony) on a fourteen-year-old juvenile female regarding threats made against William Fleming High School staff and students. The petition has been served and the teen will be transported to the Roanoke Valley Juvenile Center. Thank…… Continue Reading
Kroger and Coca-Cola Consolidated teamed up with Straight Street, a local youth outreach ministry on Luck Avenue in Downtown Roanoke, to deliver much needed food items and school supplies to Roanoke children, this morning. Coca-Cola donated 200 backpacks, and Kroger donated non-perishable food items to fill them with. Both companies had representatives travel to the…… Continue Reading
New model policies from the Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin take aim at Virginia’s current guidelines regarding the treatment of transgender students in its public schools. WFIR’s Emma Thomas with details: 9-21 Youngkin Trans WRAP2-WEB The post Youngkin releases new model policies regarding transgender students first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Virginia’s Senior Democratic Senator says he would stand behind a bill that would expedite the permitting process for energy projects – especially green ones – while also supporting a related measure regarding transparency. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 9-21 Warner Wrap#1-WEB The post Warner says he could back bill that expedites permitting first appeared on…… Continue Reading
A pedestrian is dead after a hit and run crash in Bedford County. State police say the crash occurred after midnight this morning on Route 460 – less than a mile west of Route 811 in Bedford County. Officials say 26-year-old, Aaron Collins, of Conchord was walking in the westbound lanes of Route 460 when…… Continue Reading
Nearly forty years after they first graced the building, two neon signs – left in storage for more than a decade -will once again adorn the City Market Building. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has that story: 9-20 Neon WRAP1-WEB The post Two historic signs return to Downtown Roanoke first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM &…… Continue Reading
(Update 4pm) Last night at 11:46 p.m., Roanoke Fire-EMS was dispatched to the 3700 block of Stratford Park Drive for reports of a structure fire. First arriving units found flames and smoke showing from an apartment building and upgraded the call to a two-alarm response, to which Fire-EMS personnel responded with a full complement within…… Continue Reading
Carilion Clinic assembled a panel today for a virtual town hall meeting on the impacts of gun violence that we’ve been telling you about. Dr. Deneen Evans is a longtime counselor; she says they mean well but white middle class teachers placed in largely minority schools can’t always relate. Evans also says she is concerned…… Continue Reading