Update: January 13, 2022 — Officers with the Roanoke County Police Department, with assistance from the Virginia State Police, have located and apprehended the suspect from Wednesday’s hit and run incident. The suspect, Benjamin Logan Cross, 29, of Roanoke County was taken into custody Thursday afternoon for Aggravated Malicious Wounding. The victim is identified as…… Continue Reading
Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded around 1:45 p.m. today in the 6600 block of Back Creek Road, in the Clearbrook area, for the report of smoke in the trees. First arriving crews found a double-wide mobile home that was fully involved in fire. The home was occupied by a single adult and one dog…… Continue Reading
The Roanoke City Police Department is facing a staffing shortage that impacts its ability for now to respond to animal control calls. For the immediate future, it will focus on helping the animals that are sick, hurt, neglected, abused,or in immediate danger. For now it will no longer provide an in-person response for Stray or…… Continue Reading
The event called Mothers Matter: The Maternal Health Collaborative of the Roanoke Valley – will be facilitated by the Council of Community Services in cooperation with Huddle Up Moms Headed by Executive Director Dr. Jaclyn Nunziato to address the high mortality rate amongst women. 1-13 PP WRAP 2-WEB For more information contact Director of Community…… Continue Reading
Governor Northam’s office says the commonwealth and Norfolk Southern have signed a “definitive agreement” to expand passenger rail service to southwest Virginia, a plan first announced last spring. The first step will bring a second daily Amtrak service to Roanoke later this year — then extending both trains to the New River Valley by 2025.…… Continue Reading
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) – Virginia’s attorney general says police in Virginia Beach used forged documents linking people’s DNA to a crime to get them to confess. Mark Herring made the announcement Wednesday following an investigation by the AG’s Office of Civil Rights. Herring’s office said in a statement that the city’s police department has…… Continue Reading
It wasn’t pretty perhaps but Virginia survived two last-second shots by Virginia Tech and held on for a 54-52 men’s basketball win last night in Charlottesville. WPLY-MIN The post UVA beats Tech in latest Commonwealth Clash on the hardwood first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Now here’s Brent Stevens from Hollins University At the Movies with what’s new at the historic Grandin Theatre: “The 355,” this weekend. 1-13 ATM The post At the Movies: The 355 first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Before the general assembly session started yesterday the Republican leadership in the House of Delegates laid out their plans for the year. With the story, WFIR’s Caroline Moore. 1-13 GOP plans 2022 wrap 2-WEB The post Gilbert takes the reins at House of Delegates first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Roanoke County Police are investigating a hit and run that occurred in the 1400 Block of Freeborn Cir in Roanoke County. Officers were called to the 1400 block of Freeborn Cir at approximately 1800 hours on 01/12/22 for a man that had been struck by a vehicle. The victim was transported to the hospital with…… Continue Reading