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
Opera Roanoke’s season finale 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
This Summer there’s an opportunity to see replicas of terrible lizards, as their name implies, among the trees of the Blue Ridge. WFIR’s Camden Lazenby has more. The post T-rex Trail At Explore Park Opens This Month first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
ARLINGTON, Va. — An Alexandria, Va., man was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers unloaded a stash of 23 prohibited items from the man’s carry-on bag at one of the security checkpoints at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) yesterday, Wednesday, May 4. Twenty-three items were knives including scalpels and martial arts…… Continue Reading
On May 9, 2022 at approximately 9:30 a.m., Roanoke Police were patrolling the area near Salem Turnpike NW and 24th Street NW when they heard what sounded like several shots fired coming from the direction of Delta Drive NW. As officers were responding to the scene, the City of Roanoke E-911 Center advised officers of…… Continue Reading