WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal jury has convicted a former Virginia police officer of storming the U.S. Capitol with another off-duty officer to obstruct Congress from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 electoral victory. Jurors on Monday convicted former Rocky Mount police officer Thomas Robertson of all six counts he faced stemming from the Jan. 6,…… Continue Reading
Maynard Keller has announced his candidacy for Roanoke City Council on the Republican ticket. Keller, who did not secure a Council seat when he ran in 2020, stated today he does not feel the current Roanoke City Council has listened to its citizens’ concerns – adding that its legislative agenda is “not conducive to prosperity…… Continue Reading
Franklin County officials say 40% of its workforce leaves the county each day to reach their jobs — which is why many employers there hope to attract some of that number to positions closer to home. The county’s Workforce Development Office is hosting a Career and Resource Fair from 1:00 to 4:00 pm Tuesday afternoon…… Continue Reading
Roanoke Fire-EMS crews responded to a two-alarm house fire this morning at the intersection of Greenland Avenue NW (the 3700 block of Greenland Ave around 7 a.m) and Broad Street NW. One person was located inside the home is deceased. The identity of the individual will be released once their next-of-kin is notified. The post…… Continue Reading
It didn’t take long after an announcement just last month – A. Duie Pyle, a transportation company that offers direct trucking and warehousing services, has opened its new facility in Roanoke on Salem Turnpike. The Pennsylvania-based company is opening two other locations in Virginia, where it will also warehouse products and then ship direct from…… Continue Reading
Minor league baseball rosters are often stocked these days with young players from countries where Spanish is the principal language, and the one they grew up with – you can see evidence of that at the major league level as well. Locally a woman employed by the Salem Red Sox works to help players improve…… Continue Reading
Roanoke-based Goodwill Industries of the Valleys is opening its first donation and employment center on Main Street in the Town of Pulaski. Training for local jobs is one focus. 4-11 News Extra The post Goodwill opens training center in Pulaski first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
A faith-based non-profit based about an hour from Roanoke is benefitting from its first-ever day of giving as it continues to provide relief efforts for Ukrainian refugees. Gleaning for the World is headquartered just outside Lynchburg, and it regularly works with faith-based organizations on the ground in other countries. Gleaning for the World raised a…… Continue Reading
Well before the phenomena of “Hamilton,” Lin-Manuel Miranda wrote another Tony award-winning musical, “In The Heights.” You can visit the Bodega in upper Manhattan – and the Washington Heights neighborhood – at Mill Mountain Theatre beginning this Wednesday, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: 4-11 Heights Wrap#2-WEB The post In the Heights comes to Mill Mountain…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: PATRICK COUNTY, Va. – The incident originated in Halifax County, when a female subjectwas located by Park Rangers inside an unoccupied, unrented cabin in Staunton River State Park. The female suspect fled the cabin, and was able to get into her vehicle. She sped away from the scene, pursued by the park rangers.…… Continue Reading