A ribbon cutting ceremony put on hold for two years is happening in Christiansburg today, even though the organization moved into the building before the start of the pandemic, WFIR’s Camden Lazenby has more. 4-4 Mountain Humane Wrap#1-WEB The post Mountain View Humane in NRV cuts the ribbon – finally first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM…… Continue Reading
Black Father Family, an initiative of United Way of Roanoke Valley, is launching multiple programs in the coming months, with help from partners like the Science Museum of Western Virginia. WFIR’s Caroline Moore has the story. 4-4 Black Father Families launch wrap #2-WEB The post Black Father Family initiative launching multiple programs first appeared…… Continue Reading
Its not fun to give up lunch hours and stand on the side of the road “screaming about your own company,” she said – but Alison Graham, a health reporter for the Roanoke Times and Vice-Chair of the Timesland News Guild was doing just that with colleagues today in downtown Roanoke , seeking what Guild…… Continue Reading
Roanoke Rescue Mission CEO was live in studio this morning to talk about the Three E’s – Entry, Establish and Empower program that debuts today: 4-4-22 Rescue Mission 3 Es (from Roanoke Rescue Mission) Monday, April 4th, 2022, The Rescue Mission will officially kick off an updated residential structure in its Men’s Shelter and Women…… Continue Reading
Virginia lawmakers return to Richmond today for a special session, one that Governor Youngkin called mainly to pass a two-year state budget. Democrats and Republicans have not been able to agree on how much money the state should spend — or how much some taxes might be reduced. Among the items on the table: a…… Continue Reading
Stimulus checks sent directly to Americans during the height of the pandemic in 2020 can be linked to the 40-year high inflation rate that the US is dealing with. So says a local professor of economics, who spoke with WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 4-4 Bieri Wrap#2 The post Stimulus checks sent to Americans help fuel inflation…… Continue Reading
A trial starts this week for a former Virginia police officer charged with storming the U.S. Capitol with a fellow officer who has agreed to cooperate with federal prosecutors. Jury selection is scheduled to begin Monday for the case against former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson. The town fired Robertson and fellow officer Jacob…… Continue Reading
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has refused to revisit a ruling that struck down a key permit for a proposed natural gas pipeline running through Virginia and West Virginia. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Friday that it would not revisit a February ruling by a three-judge panel that invalidated…… Continue Reading
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A man was killed and two women were wounded in a shooting at a Virginia mall Saturday evening, police said. Norfolk police were called to MacArthur Center around 6:25 p.m., the department said in a news release. The women, who were shot in their ankles, were taken to a hospital with…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia appeals court has upheld the conviction of a man accused of shooting at police officers who were patrolling the streets around a public housing complex in Richmond two years ago. Anthony J. Slayton was found guilty at a bench trial of malicious wounding, use of a firearm in the…… Continue Reading