STATE POLICE NEWS RELEASE: Catawba Hospital received a phone call from an unknown, male caller shortly before 1:00 p.m. this afternoon. The caller stated that a bomb had been placed in one of the buildings on the hospital grounds. At the request of Catawba Hospital, the Virginia State Police, Bureau of Field Operations and the Bureau…… Continue Reading
Sunday, March 6 2:00 p.m. Where: Salem’s World War I Memorial (at traffic triangle with cannon across from Oakey’s Funeral Home) on the corner of College Avenue and Roanoke Boulevard. SWVA citizens offer how the Ukraine War could have been avoided and how to stop it now. Demand immediate cease-fire. Pushback on the Mainstream Press parroting US.…… Continue Reading
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — The owner of a Virginia auto dealership has been placed on home detention for taking $30,000 in drug-tainted cash for a car, officials said. Abdul Ahad Nahibkhil, 36, accepted the money from Internal Revenue Service agents who led him to believe it was drug proceeds in connection with an undercover investigation of…… Continue Reading
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