Several thousand tri-athletes and their families were at the Carilion Clinic IRONMAN 70.3 Virginia’s Blue Ridge Triathlon yesterday. The course – and the valley – impressed some of the out-of-towners, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: 6-6 Ironman Wrap#1-WEB The post IRONMAN course impresses out-of-towners who won the race first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM &…… Continue Reading
From Downtown Roanoke Inc : Downtown Putt Around is downtown Roanoke’s 9-hole mini-golf course. The course will pop up at different locations downtown and is a great opportunity for people of all ages to get out and have fun! Your next chance to play will be at Century Plaza starting June 23rd. June 23rd –…… Continue Reading
From Roanoke City Public Schools: A bird has flown into a transformer, causing a power outage at William Fleming High School. We are unsure when this will be corrected; therefore, there will be no school for William Fleming today. Thank you for your support of William Fleming High School and Roanoke City Public Schools. The…… Continue Reading
With new treatments to combat Alzheimer’s on the horizon, an associate dedicated to fighting the disease isn’t letting up. WFIR’s Camden Lazenby has more. Information on how to host a Longest Day Fundraiser can be found here. The post Alzheimer’s Association sees hope in the pipeline first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — C.J. Mayhue gave up a run on three hits with no walks and two strikeouts over 5 innings, Josh Moylan and Justin Wilcoxen each hit a home run and top-seeded ECU beat No. 2 seed Virginia 4-2 on Saturday night. No. 8 national seed ECU (44-18) — which has won 20…… Continue Reading
ABINGDON, Va. (AP) — A southwest Virginia county recently rededicated two Confederate monuments after relocating them from a downtown courthouse lawn to make way for construction. A ceremony was held Friday at a new park in Abingdon that was paid for by community donations, the Bristol Herald-Courier reported. One marker honors local Civil War generals. The…… Continue Reading
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Tanner Schobel had three hits, scored three times and drove in three runs and No. 4 overall seed Virginia Tech used a 14-run inning to coast to a 24-4 win over Columbia on Saturday night, landing a spot in the championship game of the Blacksburg Regional. The Hokies (43-12) were trailing…… Continue Reading
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — One person was fatally shot and five other people were wounded by gunfire in a shooting Friday near Richmond, authorities said. The Chesterfield County Police Department said in a statement that police were responding to reports of shots fired at about 9:38 p.m. in Chester, Virginia. Arriving officers discovered a man…… Continue Reading
(from Roanoke PD) On June 3, 2022 at approximately 11:30 a.m., Roanoke Police were notified by the City of Roanoke E-911 Center of a person with a gunshot wound in the 3800 block of Williamson Road NW. Responding officers located an adult male with what appeared to be critical injuries. Roanoke Fire-EMS personnel pronounced him…… Continue Reading
New: Roanoke Police have arrested the suspect, identified as Keandra S. Smith, 29 of Roanoke, and charged him with second degree murder regarding the homicide of Grover W. Edwards III, 40 of Roanoke. This remains an ongoing investigation and there are no further updates at this time. Previous: (from Roanoke PD) On June…… Continue Reading