The Roanoke area’s draw as an outdoor recreation site will get another boost several years from now — a kayak park in the Roanoke River. The project will create man-made rapids in the river near Wasena Park. $2 million in federal funding will pay for the project which must begin construction by 2024 and be…… Continue Reading
A Roanoke Starbucks has become the coffee chain’s first store in Southwest Virginia to unionize. In conjunction with the Roanoke Rambler, WFIR’s Taylor Sherrill has that story: Starbucks Union WRAP 6-30 The post Roanoke Starbucks first to unionize in southwest Virginia first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Roanoke College and Carilion Clinic have announced a new partnership to advance educational opportunities and workforce development for Roanoke College students – and Carilion employees. The partnership looks to build a better pipeline for non-clinical healthcare professionals, with increased placement of Roanoke College graduates at Carilion as a goal. Continuing education tracks for Carilion employees…… Continue Reading
UPDATE: Both lanes are again open, but traffic is moving slowly through the area, and lengthy backups are likely to continue for some time. They now extend 11 miles to the Elliston exit. PREVIOUS: An accident involving a tractor-trailer has created lengthy backups on northbound Interstate 81 in the Salem area. VDOT reports the north…… Continue Reading
Press Release from Roanoke College: Salem, Va. — Roanoke College and Carilion Clinic announced a new partnership to advance educational opportunities and workforce development for Roanoke College students and Carilion employees. The partnership will mobilize public health resources to serve the populations most in need in the Roanoke Valley. “In many ways, our region’s…… Continue Reading
If you’ve been to the Norwich end of the Roanoke River Greenway and have looked right across Bridge Street, its hard to miss the construction going on as the greenway heads towards Salem. An update with Greenways Coordinator Frank McGuire – who came aboard 11 months ago – with WFIR’s Gene Marrano “In Depth.” 6-29…… Continue Reading
The list of independent drug stores in the Roanoke Valley has shrunk yet again. The latest to close its doors is the Cundiff Drug Store in Vinton. Two generations of the Cundiff family have owned and operated the store since December of 1959, and part-owner Sam Cundiff says the big problem facing all drug stores,…… Continue Reading
A law passed two years ago will result in Virginia’s gas tax increasing on Friday. The tax is tied to the consumer price index, and that means this year, it will rise 7%, or about three cents a gallon. More from WFIR’s Evan Jones: New Laws Wrap-WEB The post Virginia gas tax to automatically rise…… Continue Reading
The head of the marijuana advocacy group Virginia NORML says cannabis legislation is implemented more effectively here than in Congress. WFIR’s Ian Price has more. 6-28 Cannabis Candy WRAP The post Virginia cannabis advocates decry cannabis inaction first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: “I was happy. Then I got nervous!” That’s how Phyllis Caley of Roanoke described the moment she realized that the Virginia Lottery scratcher ticket in her hand was worth $500,000. It happened when she bought a 100X The Money ticket at One Stop Market, located at 4331 Williamson Road in Roanoke. She told Virginia Lottery officials…… Continue Reading