A lineup that includes headliners like Melissa Etheridge, Trampled by Turtles and Old Crow Medicine Show isn’t the only notable aspect when FloydFest 2022 “Heartbeat” launches a week from Wednesday – its also the last hurrah for the music and outdoors festival at its current location. Details from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 7-18 FloydFest Move Wrap#2…… Continue Reading
Third-year sophomore outfielder Gavin Cross was drafted 9th over all tonight by the Kansas City Royals, becoming the Hokies’ highest all-time MLB Draft selection. (Earlier from Hokiesports.com) Third-year sophomore outfielder Gavin Cross will be chasing Tech program history on Sunday night as he seeks to become the Hokies’ highest all-time MLB Draft selection – a mark…… Continue Reading
Senator Mark Warner has finished his 3-day trip across Virginia by giving a 15 million dollar check to airport officials. This money is just a small part of what’s been set aside to improve the state’s infrastructure. Details from WFIR’s Emma Thomas: 7-16 InfrastructureTour WRAP2-WEB The post Warner tours airport, brings big check first appeared…… Continue Reading
On July 15, 2022, at 7:52 pm, the Martinsville-Henry County 911 Center received a call that an individual had been shot at 49 Joyce Park Dr., Bassett, VA. At 7:55 pm, deputies arrived on scene and located the victim, who had suffered multiple gunshot wounds. The victim was identified as Marshall Blake Tutor, 32, of…… Continue Reading
(from Roanoke City PD) On July 13, 2022, the juvenile offender, who can now be publicly identified as Ta’Juan M. Johnson, 16 of Roanoke, involved in the April 2021 murder of sixteen-year-old Jaquice Kearney plead guilty to 2nd Degree Murder and Use of a Firearm in Commission of Murder regarding Kearney’s death. Johnson’s sentencing hearing…… Continue Reading
Roanoke, VA – This Saturday and Sunday, July 16th and 17th, Angels of Assisi is teaming up with PetSmart and the Regional Center for Animal Care and Protection. Dogs will be available for adoption Saturday from 11 am-3 pm and Sunday from 12 pm-4 pm at PetSmart 220. Applications will be available and can be…… Continue Reading
(ROANOKE, Va.) – The Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts (RCHAD) has identified that an employee of a local food establishment has been infected with hepatitis A. The local health department dispatched the environmental health team to Billy’s Restaurant, 102 Market St. SE in Roanoke to conduct a comprehensive on-site inspection and to interview key…… Continue Reading
Virginia Tech student-athlete Justyn Mutts will return for one final year this Fall and play basketball for the Hokies while working on a third degree. Social work may be in his future and this morning he was at the West End Center for Youth, hooping it up with summer campers. His message for the West…… Continue Reading
Assessment teams head out today across a hard-hit area of Buchanan County to determine full scope of damage from this week’s devastating floods. The assessment will count the number of structures damaged or washed away and come up with a total dollar loss. As WFIR’s Evan Jones reports, officials say the work covers a wide…… Continue Reading
From crumbling recreation centers to unpaved parking lots, Roanoke’s parks and recreation department has a roughly $80 million maintenance backlog. In conjunction with the Roanoke Rambler, WFIR’s Taylor Sherrill explains how a new nonprofit seeks to help fill some of those funding gaps. Parks Foundation WRAP 7-15 The post Roanoke non-profit hopes to fill funding gaps…… Continue Reading