NEWS RELEASE: On February 18, 2022, at approximately 1:05 am, the Martinsville-Henry County Emergency 911 Center received a call of a subject shot in the abdomen at 964 Southland Drive, Martinsville, Virginia. Deputies from the Henry County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene and made contact with Ray E. Durflinger Jr, 42, of 964 Southland…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Andrew Wheeler, the former Trump administration Environmental Protection Agency administrator, will serve as a senior adviser to Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s administration after Senate Democrats rejected his appointment to a Cabinet role. Wheeler had been nominated to oversee environmental and other policy issues as secretary of natural and historic resources. Travis Voyles,…… Continue Reading
Dozens of area businesses are giving middle school students an early look potential Roanoke Valley career opportunities available when they become adults. Thousands of 7th and 8th graders from many area school systems are signed up for one of four “Career Quest” events at the Salem Civic Center, the first of those today. The next…… Continue Reading
A Southwest Virginia-based missionary group that specializes in reaching people in difficult-to-reach places is on the ground in Ukraine. WFIR’s Ian Price has the latest. 3-15 Ukrain Mission WRAP1-WEB If you would like to donate to Answer the Call for Ukraine relief efforts click HERE and when you make your donation write Ukraine as a…… Continue Reading
From Virginia State Police: The investigation remains ongoing at this time into the fatal shootings that occurred Monday (March 14, 2022) in the City of Covington. The incident began at approximately 4:30 p.m. Monday, when Toney S. Poulston Jr., 42, of Covington, Va., entered a gas station/convenience/hardware store in the 100 block of North Alleghany…… Continue Reading
The Miles 4 Tab Virtual Walk and Run created to honor Tabitha Thompson – a Carilion Clinic neo-natal Intensive Care Unit nurse killed last month while riding her bike – donated a check to the Carilion Clinic Foundation today in her honor. Carilion President and CEO Nancy Agee accepted that $25,500 Miles 4 Tab check…… Continue Reading
On March 13 at approximately 4:15 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified by the City of Roanoke E-911 Center of a motor vehicle crash in the 3400 block of Melrose Ave NW. Responding officers located a two vehicle collision. Roanoke Fire-EMS pronounced an adult male passenger deceased on the scene. The deceased has been identified as…… Continue Reading
Dr. Pepper Park will welcome the Indigo Girls to Roanoke on August 17. Their 1989 major label debut sold over two million units, with the singles “Closer to Fine” and “Kid Fears” and help turn the Indigo Girls into one of the most successful folk duos in history. The Grammy-winning duo has recorded sixteen studio…… Continue Reading
While he wasn’t at Virginia Tech’s first ACC Tournament Title win, Governor Glenn Younkin stopped by the Virginia High School League Basketball Championship. WFIR’s Ian Price has more. 3-14 Governor Bball WRAP The post Governor talks basketball at VHSL championship first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
On Sunday, March 13, at 4:26 a.m., Roanoke Fire-EMS was dispatched to the 700 block of Brownwood Dr. NW for a reported fire. Units arrived to find fire showing from the rear of the home, and smoke showing from the roof. The fire was knocked down by the first-arriving units with no injuries to personnel…… Continue Reading