RICHMOND, VIRGINIA – Governor Glenn Youngkin [yesterday] sent the following letter to the General Assembly Budget conferees, Delegate Barry D. Knight and Senator Janet D. Howell, outlining his final budget priorities that will help address priorities that are beneficial for all Virginians. “As you begin your conference deliberations, I urge you to consider the unprecedented…… Continue Reading
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Reece Beekman posted a double-double, Kaden Shedrick carried Virginia to a huge first-half lead and the Cavaliers held on to beat Louisville 71-61 on Saturday in a regular-season finale. Beekman had 15 points, a career-high 12 rebounds, five assists and five steals for the Cavaliers (18-12, 12-8 Atlantic Coast Conference), who…… Continue Reading
Effective Tuesday, March 8, all Carilion Clinic hospitals will transition to green level restrictions for inpatient visitation. When transitioning from yellow- to green-level visitation, the primary change is permitting two visitors per day for adults during their stay. Previously, they were only allowed one in most cases. Green visitation allows inpatient visitors with the following…… Continue Reading
A Hidden Valley High School graduate is concerned about a featured speaker coming to his alma mater. WFIR’s Ian Price has more: 3-4 Public Speaker WRAP-WEB The post Evangelist, public speaker, both or neither? first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
A Hidden Valley High School graduate is concerned about a featured speaker coming to his alma mater. WFIR’s Ian Price has more: 3-4 Public Speaker WRAP-WEB The post Evangelist; public speaker? first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
The Virginia High School Hall of Fame will induct 9 new members on April 24th. One of those in the “contributor” category is Carey Harveycutter, the long time City of Salem Director of Facilities, who has helped bring numerous VHSL state championships and a variety of sports to Salem. That includes football, wrestling, volleyball, basketball and…… Continue Reading
The health systems serving the Roanoke, Lynchburg and Southside region collectively report that COVID-related hospitalizations are down almost 75% since their late January peak — and ICU patient numbers have fallen more than 80%. Carilion, Center, LewisGale, Sovah Health and Salem VA facilities put the total hospitalization number at 143, and that compares to 538…… Continue Reading
Analysis from QuoteWizard, found that inflation is contributing to 53% of Virginians having a hard time paying for their usual household expenses, like food and gas. WFIR’s Caroline Moore has additional details. 3-4 Inflation Survey wrap #2-WEB The post How inflation impacts Virginians first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
For the second year in a row Wisler Plumbing and Air will team up with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs and our parent company Wheeler Broadcasting for “Do Good Days” on March 14 and 15. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 3-4 Do Good Wrap#2 Do Good Days website The post Do Good Days return first…… Continue Reading
Before Mill Mountain Zoo celebrates their 70th anniversary later this year, they are trying to raise enough money to repair the “Zoo Choo”. With the story WFIR’s Caroline Moore: 3-3 Zoo Choo wrap #2-WEB support the Zoo The post Mill Mountain Zoo raising 50k for Zoo Choo first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading