(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
In the last two years, Craig County residents have benefited from a unique partnership between the county and T-Mobile. WFIR Intern Reporter Alex Powell has more: 7-14 T Mobile Expansion WRAP-WEB The post Public-private partnership expands broadband in Craig County first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
A Roanoke native now living in Atlanta came back to make a starter shelter for a woman who had been living on the streets for months. WFIR’s Ian Price has more. 7-14 Single Shelter WRAP The post Homeless woman off streets thanks to Roanoke native first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
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