A new show called “The Cake”, is opening at Mill Mountain Theatre in downtown Roanoke, today. It is a comedic play based on a true story – regarding a wedding cake. WFIR’s Caroline Moore has the story: 2-24 The Cake MMT wrap #1-WEB Click here to visit Mill Mountain Theatre website The post New Mill…… Continue Reading
The Upper Craig Creek Volunteer Fire Department has a new water heater and water treatment system for their station house – courtesy of Southern Trust Home Services. Owner Ted Puzio says a Southern Trust employee who also volunteers for the fire department suggested the water system makeover that was worth 3000 dollars or more. Puzio…… Continue Reading
One of the people running in the June 21st Democratic primary for Roanoke City council has taken a special interest in improving Roanoke’s economy and job market. WFIR’s Caroline Moore has the story. 2-23 Volosin Running wrap #2-WEB The post Council candidate Volosin says he wants to reinvigorate Roanoke first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM &…… Continue Reading
A former member of the Reagan White House team and the Political Science department chair at Hollins University says Russian president Vladimir Putin is likely to roll those tanks and troops further than the two eastern Ukraine provinces. The story from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 2-23 Lynch Wrap#2-WEB The post Putin not likely to stop with…… Continue Reading
Bowing to public pressure from fans the new Washington Commanders crest will reflect the franchise’s Super Bowl victories using the year from that regular season. The crest originally featured the years the Super Bowl was actually played in when the crest debuted. The post Washington Commanders bow to public backlash, make change first appeared on…… Continue Reading
One of the next steps in extending passenger rail service from Roanoke to the New River Valley involves determining exactly where the station should be. The Virginia Passenger Rail Authority is charged with the process, and its staff has identified five potential station sites in the Christiansburg-Blacksburg area. There are two virtual public meetings scheduled…… Continue Reading
On February 21, 2022 at approximately 8:30 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified by the City of Roanoke E-911 Center of a person with a gunshot wound in the 300 block of Westside Blvd NW. Responding officers located an adult female with what appeared to be a non-life threatening injury outside of a residence. Roanoke Fire-EMS…… Continue Reading
The Salem Red Sox and local baseball fans are remembering long time owner Kelvin Bowles, who passed away Sunday morning at age 82. Bowles purchased the Salem Redbirds baseball team in 1985 to prevent the team from being moved to West Virginia. Even after Bowles sold the Salem Avalanche in 2006 – several years before…… Continue Reading
Goodwill Industries of the Valleys calls its new strategic plan “Inspire 2026,” and it was rolled out this morning to stakeholders, other non-profits it hope to collaborate with, and to several Roanoke City officials. Inspire 2026 is focused on reducing poverty in the entire region that Goodwill Industries. Goals include strengthening the non-profit’s internal operations,…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: On Tuesday, February 22, at 4:21 a.m., Roanoke Fire-EMS was dispatched to the 2000 block of Memorial Ave SW for a report of a fire coming from an electrical outlet. Units arrived to find smoke showing from the outside of a two-story duplex. Upon search, a fire was found in a first floor…… Continue Reading