Over the past 5 years a cycling event organized by Roanoke Outside has helped enhance the Roanoke Valley’s growing reputation as a center for biking. Now a “move up” for the Virginia’s Blue Ridge Go Cross event that returns in mid-September could add to that momentum. A follow up story from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 7-14…… Continue Reading
Virginia hospital systems have unveiled a new on-line tool designed to provide estimates of what many health care procedures will actually cost you — but it doesn’t always tell the full story. What you do is select a Virginia hospital, a procedure, and include any insurance or Medicare information. The website than provides an estimate of…… Continue Reading
WHITEWOOD, Va. (AP) _ Authorities say flooding in a remote corner of southwest Virginia has damaged more than 100 homes but there are no confirmed deaths or injuries despite some 40 people being unaccounted for. Officials said at a news conference Wednesday that the flooding occurred in Virginia’s Buchanan County. Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin declared…… Continue Reading
From Bedford County Sheriff’s Office: On 7/12/22 at approximately 2216 hours, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office received a call for a domestic related disturbance in the 2000 block of Woodshire Drive located in the Blue Ridge area of Bedford County. Upon arrival the Deputy was investigating the complaint when contact was made with the suspect,…… Continue Reading
A ribbon cutting today for the new behavioral health wing at the Bradley Free Clinic in downtown Roanoke – more rooms for counselors to meet with patients struggling with mental health issues. Requests for mental health services spiked sharply nationwide during the height of the COVID pandemic. Janine Underwood is the clinic’s executive director. Underwood…… Continue Reading
A lot of people taking the new afternoon Amtrak train out of Roanoke Tuesday ended up spending the whole whole night on it. The rail service reports storms sent trees across the tracks north of Charlottesville, resulting in a delay of more than seven hours. This was just the second day of service for the…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: At 12:40 a.m. on Sunday (July 10), Virginia State Police responded to a crash on Skyline Hwy. just north of Fairview Rd [in Grayson County]. A 1999 Yamaha V-Star motorcycle was traveling north on Skyline Hwy when it lost control and laid down on its side in the roadway, ejecting the operator. The…… Continue Reading
The Roanoke City School Board has approved spending about $1.7 million for a number of safety-related measures. They include purchase of panic alarms, buttons and fobs along with more security cameras in school buildings. On the personnel side, the increased spending includes hiring more school resource officers so they can be present in all city…… Continue Reading
A changing of the guard at Center in the Square – Jim Sears has retired as the President after 30 years; he will stay involved as a board member. Center’s former Director of Development – Tara Marciniak has now stepped into the President’s role. They sat down recently with WFIR’s Gene Marrano – and here…… Continue Reading
A new treatment option for those with sleep apnea announced by LewisGale Medical Center last fall after five years of clinical trials is taking root in Salem. And there are no facemasks involved. An update from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 7-13 Apnea Wrap#1-WEB The post Sleep apnea program at LewisGale a “game changer” first appeared…… Continue Reading