A tractor trailer crash this morning at mile marker 142 on I-81 in Roanoke County has caused all north lanes to be closed. All northbound traffic is being detoured onto Route 419 then onto Alt US-11 North/US-460 East then onto VA-117 then onto I-581 North, and back onto I-81. The post Tractor trailer crash on…… Continue Reading
Roanoke Valley Libraries are making a change that could save patrons a few extra dollars – the end of late fees. WFIR’s intern reporter Ethan Ellis has more: Library wrap-WEB The post Late on returning library books? That’s no longer a problem first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Chorda Pharma, a local pharmaceutical company looking to bring its first product, Capsadyn – an over the counter medication for chronic pain to market next year – has received an important grant from the Commonwealth Commercialization Fund. WFIR-WDNE for web The post Roanoke-based Chorda Pharma moves toward product release with grant first appeared on News/Talk…… Continue Reading
Despite the Supreme Court of the United States returning the question of abortion to the states, U.S. Congressman Bob Good, a Republican from Virginia’s fifth district supports federal legislation that would implement the equal protection of the right to life to “preborn” humans. WFIR’s Camden Lazenby has more. The post Congressman Bob Good pushes Life…… Continue Reading
20-billion-dollars-worth of chip factories in Ohio are being delayed by Intel, as the stalemate over subsidies continues in Congress. Meanwhile, those subsidies are being provided by foreign countries. WFIR’s Ian Price has more. 6-27 Intel WRAP-WEB The post Intel delays as Congress continues working on chip subsidies first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Championship races this week are helping to put the area on the map when it comes to road cycling. The post National amateur cycling championships roll into town first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
On June 26, 2022 at approximately 12:05 a.m., Roanoke Police were notified by City of Roanoke E-911 Center personnel of a person with a gunshot wound in the 100 block of Campbell Avenue SE. Responding officers located an adult male lying in a parking lot in the area with what appeared to be a non-life…… Continue Reading
ESCONDIDO, Calif. (AP) — Sapporo U.S.A. has reached an agreement to acquire popular Southern California-based craft brewer Stone Brewing, the companies announced Friday. Stone will continue to brew its beers and retain its branding, management and workforce while Sapporo produces Sapporo-branded beers for U.S. distribution at Stone’s breweries in Escondido, California and Richmond, Virginia, a…… Continue Reading
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has denied a request from a company building a natural gas pipeline in Virginia and West Virginia to have a new panel of judges reconsider permits that have been struck down repeatedly . The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied the motion from Mountain Valley Pipeline…… Continue Reading
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — Seven members and associates of the MS-13 street gang have been convicted of sex trafficking in federal court after taking in a 13-year-old runaway and coercing her into commercial sex acts in Maryland and Virginia. The seven defendants all face a mandatory minimum prison term of 15 years when they are…… Continue Reading