NEWS RELEASE: At 2:45 p.m. Friday (Feb. 11, 2022), Virginia State Police responded to a two-vehicle crash in Wythe County. The crash occurred in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 at the 64 mile marker. Traffic ahead had slowed when a passenger van collided with a tractor-trailer. The van overturned and came to rest in…… Continue Reading
Acute knee pain has sidelined many a weekend warrior and kept others off their feet as well. At the ribbon cutting for Joint Regeneration on 2nd Street Southwest in Roanoke today, managing member Nick Campagnoli said their 5-shot regimen and a subsequent platelet therapy will help restore fluidity in a knee and the damage from…… Continue Reading
You may be a true-blue football fan, just want to root for the underdog, or will tune in on Sunday mainly to watch the commercials or the glitzy half-time show. The Super Bowl is a cultural phenomenon and an unofficial holiday. A Cincinnati Bengals fan – also a Radford professor – offers her take, as…… Continue Reading
Two members of Roanoke’s Gun Violence Prevention Commission joined us live in-studio this morning to talk about a recent community assessment that details how gangs have impacted people’s lives in some Roanoke neighborhoods. Here is that complete conversation with Roanoke City Councilman Joe Cobb, who chairs the Commission, and Stacey Sheppard, also a member of…… Continue Reading
A DJ who got her start here in Roanoke has accepted a job at the “Number 1 Hit Music Station in Los Angeles.” WFIR’s Ian Price has more: 2-11 Kayla To LA WRAP The post New LA DJ got started at K92 in Roanoke first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
A Virginia Tech marketing professor says two major themes are likely to dominate Super Bowl commercials on Sunday — and they are wildly separate from one another. Professor Rajesh Bagchi says we can expect to see plenty of the ads play off hopes for a post-pandemic return to normalcy while others tout relatively new entries…… Continue Reading
A state official says a deputy Virginia attorney general has resigned after The Washington Post raised questions about social media comments the newspaper reported she made about the 2020 election, the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection and other matters. The Post reported it had obtained screenshots of the posts by Monique Miles, authenticated them with people…… Continue Reading
CULPEPER, Virginia (AP) — Unable to tame inflation that has worsened sharply under his watch, President Joe Biden stressed Thursday that his administration’s policies would cut prescription drug prices and make life more affordable for families. He traveled to Culpeper, Virginia, on the heels of a dire inflation report on Thursday morning. Consumer prices jumped…… Continue Reading
A major fund-raising campaign is underway to help the Roanoke region attract new and high-paying employers — and the jobs and economic development they can bring. “Thrive 2027” has a $3.6 million goal to help fund such efforts over the next five years. It quietly raised $2.8 million before entering its public phase today. WFIR’s…… Continue Reading
Now here’s Brent Stevens from Hollins University, At the Movies, with what’s new at the historic Grandin Theatre: “Death on the Nile,” a remake from the original almost 50 years ago. WPLY-MIN The post At the Movies: Death on the Nile first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading