Roanoke City is remembering the victims of 10 homicides. The hope is drawing attention to these cold cases The post Roanoke’s Gun Violence Prevention Commission hopes remembering cold case victims brings answers and peace first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Blue Ridge Literacy celebrating 40 years of improving lives
Roanoke City is remembering the victims of 10 homicides. The hope is drawing attention to these cold cases The post Blue Ridge Literacy celebrating 40 years of improving lives first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
American Airlines to launch nonstop Roanoke-to-Chicago flights this summer
ROANOKE, Va. – Travelers in Southwest Virginia will soon have a direct connection to one of the country’s The post American Airlines to launch nonstop Roanoke-to-Chicago flights this summer first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Fortune Feimster, new art at Hollins and the Dog Bowl launches 2025 concert season
From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar – With a look at some of the The post Fortune Feimster, new art at Hollins and the Dog Bowl launches 2025 concert season first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Carilion Taubman Cancer Center build about to get underway
Construction is about to begin on the Carilion Taubman Cancer Center, which will get underway next week at The post Carilion Taubman Cancer Center build about to get underway first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Escape everyday life with “Takin’ Care of Biscuits”
Fortune Feimster is bringing her down home humor to the Berglund Center. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more. The post Escape everyday life with “Takin’ Care of Biscuits” first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Blacksburg-based bank debuts in Roanoke
Franklin Road in the City of Roanoke has added another financial institution to its streetscape near the Roanoke The post Blacksburg-based bank debuts in Roanoke first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Suzanne Youngkin tells WFIR, still more to be done to combat fentanyl overdoses
Today is National Fentanyl Awareness Day. Congressman Morgan Griffith wrote today that, “families in Virginia’s Ninth District are far The post Suzanne Youngkin tells WFIR, still more to be done to combat fentanyl overdoses first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
VT professor on ending Ukraine-Russia war: its tricky
The United States is among the parties trying to broker a deal between Ukraine and Russia to stop The post VT professor on ending Ukraine-Russia war: its tricky first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
TAP turns 60, celebrating with a traveling birthday party this week
Total Action for Progress – TAP – is 60 years old today. The organization founded by the late The post TAP turns 60, celebrating with a traveling birthday party this week first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading