A Roanoke agency that serves low-income mothers-to-be and parents of young children says it has been able to meet most of its clients’ needs for baby formula. The Child Health Investment Partnership, or CHIP, says disadvantaged families face greater challenges than more others to find formula during the nationwide shortage. WFIR’s Evan Jones has more:…… Continue Reading
This past Saturday was a very special day for the music director and conductor for the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra’s Music Director and conductor. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 5-1 Wiley Wrap#1-WEB The post RSO’s David Stewart Wiley celebrated for 25 years in Roanoke first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Virginia Capitol Police are investigating after a bullet pierced a window at the office of the Attorney General in downtown Richmond. News outlets report that police said officers were called to the Barbara Johns Building on Monday evening and found a small round hole at the top of the window. The Attorney General’s office says…… Continue Reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Workers at a Target store in Christiansburg, Virginia, filed paperwork Tuesday with federal labor regulators to hold a union election, joining a wave of union organizing at other retailers around the country. Workers at the store, which employs about 100, are seeing their pay not keeping pace with surging costs for…… Continue Reading
Sources tell WFIR News that a pedestrian was hit this evening near the intersection of 1st street and Campbell Avenue SW in downtown Roanoke. The pedestrian was taken to the hospital for treatment. The person’s condition is unknown. Police have not confirmed the incident. The post Intersection reopen after pedestrian hit downtown first appeared on…… Continue Reading
Firefighters rescued a dog Monday evening from a burning home in southeast Roanoke. Crews arrived to find smoke coming from the two-story home in the 1000 block of 15th Street. They quickly put out the flames which started in the kitchen and caused an estimated $45,000 in damage; there is no word yet on the…… Continue Reading
It has been two years since a landslide forced the Blue Ridge Parkway’s closure between Roanoke and Adney Gap near Bent Mountain. Work is now getting underway to re-open that stretch by the end of the year. Heavy rains took out a 150-foot section of the parkway, and repairing the damage involves a lot more…… Continue Reading
Virginia’s attorney General is criticizing high school students who walked out of their classrooms to protest a leaked Supreme Court draft decision. WFIR’s Clark Palmer explains. 5-10 Miyares Wrap-WEB The post Miyares weighs in on student led pro choice demonstrations first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Virginia’s attorney General is criticizing high school students who walked out of their classrooms to protest a leaked Supreme Court draft decision. WFIR’s Clark Palmer explains. 5-10 Miyares Wrap-WEB The post Miyares weighs in on student-led pro choice demonstrations first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Opera Roanoke’s season final is coming up this Friday night and Sunday afternoon, when Giuseppe Verdi’s “Requiem,” is on stage at Jefferson Center. Artistic director Steven White will conduct the musicians and singers, including the Opera Roanoke Chorus. This “Requiem” will also honor and remember those lost during the pandemic, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano explains…… Continue Reading