SFCS hosts 37th Annual By Design conference

SFCS hosts 37th Annual By Design conference

A conference, held in Roanoke, on the future of senior living says it’s going to explore the “infinite possibilities in finding longevity.”  WFIR’s Camden Lazenby has more.   The post SFCS hosts 37th Annual By Design conference first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.Continue Reading

TSA stops man with two loaded guns at ROA

TSA stops man with two loaded guns at ROA

A man from Bedford County, Va., was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying two loaded handguns onto his flight on Sunday, May 15, at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport. Both were semi-automatic handguns, one loaded with six bullets and the other with seven bullets. A TSA officer who was staffing…Continue Reading

Police step up hand-held cellphone enforcement in Tanglewood corridor

Police step up hand-held cellphone enforcement in Tanglewood corridor

Roanoke County Police are devoting a lot of attention along the Tanglewood corridor to enforcing Virginia’s hand-held cellphone law.  Virginia law prohibits use of those hand-held phones while behind the wheel, and Roanoke County Police Chief Howard Hall says it has led to many of those rear-enders you see along Electric Road, and that is…Continue Reading

Iconic Roanoke restaurant will soon close

Iconic Roanoke restaurant will soon close

Roanoker Restaurant statement: Our hearts are heavy as we make this difficult announcement. After 81 years of serving the valley, The Roanoker will close at the end of May or the first of June. We tried to sell the business to someone who would keep the Roanoker food and customer service the way the Warren…Continue Reading

10 dead in Buffalo supermarket attack police call hate crime

10 dead in Buffalo supermarket attack police call hate crime

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — A white 18-year-old wearing military gear and live streaming with a helmet camera opened fire with a rifle at a supermarket in Buffalo, killing 10 people and wounding three others Saturday in what authorities described as “racially motivated violent extremism.” Police said he shot 11 Black and two white victims before…Continue Reading

Jury convicts Virginia family of forced labor conspiracy

Jury convicts Virginia family of forced labor conspiracy

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal jury convicted on Friday three members of a Virginia family of conspiring to coerce another family member to perform domestic services by verbally assaulting and physically abusing the victim over 12 years, according to a federal prosecutor. Zahida Aman, 80; Mohammed Rehan Chaudhri, 48, and Mohammad Nauman Chaudhri, 54,…Continue Reading

Suit moves forward alleging cops protected sex traffickers

Suit moves forward alleging cops protected sex traffickers

ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) – A federal judge has ruled that a lawsuit against two former police officers accused of protecting a sex trafficking ring in northern Virginia in exchange for sex can move forward. The former Fairfax County officers had asked a judge at a hearing Friday in U.S. District Court in Alexandria to have…Continue Reading

Private property owners sue over Virginia’s hunting dog law

Private property owners sue over Virginia’s hunting dog law

WILSONS, Va. (AP) – Several property owners in Virginia are suing the state Department of Wildlife Resources over a state law that allows hunters to retrieve their hunting dogs from private property. A number of states allow hunters to retrieve their dogs without permission from property owners under certain circumstances. But Virginian’s law says hunters…Continue Reading

At least 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket

At least 10 dead in mass shooting at Buffalo supermarket

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — At least 10 people were killed Saturday afternoon in a shooting at a supermarket in Buffalo, New York, law enforcement officials told The Associated Press. Details on the number of additional people shot at the Tops Friendly Market and their conditions weren’t immediately available. Buffalo police said earlier Saturday afternoon that…Continue Reading

Women settle suit alleging Liberty mishandled assault cases

Women settle suit alleging Liberty mishandled assault cases

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit twelve women brought last summer against Liberty University, accusing the Christian institution of mishandling cases of sexual assault and harassment. That’s according to court documents filed Wednesday. A notice of dismissal filed by the plaintiffs’ attorney, Jack Larkin, says the case has been…Continue Reading