Roanoke City Councilman Robert Jeffrey Jr. was found guilty today of taking $15,000 in pandemic relief funds by inflating the number of full-time employees and submitting false applications submitted to grant-making authorities. The Roanoke Times reports that a 12-person jury took about 30 minutes to reach a verdict. Jeffrey was taken into custody and will…… Continue Reading
A joint COVID-19 remembrance today at the Berglund Center, two years after the first COVID case was detected in the local health districts – that was in Botetourt County. Inside the Berglund Special Events Center more than 900 chairs were set up – symbolizing the 930 or more that have died locally from COVID-19 since…… Continue Reading
Virginia Children’s Theatre, which is based in Roanoke, is celebrating their 15th season. WFIR’s Caroline Moore spoke with VCT’s director. 3-14 VCT 15th season wrap #2-WEB The post VCT rolls out its 15th season offerings first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
(Roanoke County release) Birmingham, AL-based Blackwater Resources, LLC announces the arrival of Burlington, formerly known as Burlington Coat Factory at Tanglewood, the 800,000 SF mixed use center that sits at what is known as the gateway to Roanoke County. Burlington will occupy the former Stein Mart space with interior redevelopment currently underway. Burlington is an…… Continue Reading
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