A vigil to “pray for Democracy” is set for Thursday evening – exactly one year after the January 6th Capitol Riot. President of the GSWC-Star Women’s Club, Freeda Cathcart, chose a location she says has “plenty of room” to prevent spreading COVID-19. Local NAACP Chapter President Brenda Hale will also speak at the 5:30 vigil.…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: SALEM – With winter weather anticipated to impact portions of Virginia on Thursday, January 6 and Friday, January 7, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is gearing up to treat and plow roads. VDOT suggests that drivers plan travel around the forecasted weather event, as slick roads and rapidly changing conditions are possible,…… Continue Reading
Local health department officials urge schools to continue practicing several layers of precautions as classes resume. It comes at a time of record community COVID transmission in the region. Those recommendations include indoor masking, physical distancing whenever possible, testing anyone who is sick or has had close contact to someone with COVID, contact tracing and…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Hundreds of people were trapped on an icy stretch of Interstate 95 in Virginia this week, but after Andrew Peters of Richmond finally made it home, he was hit with a giant Uber bill. Peters was returning from San Francisco and didn’t understand the severity of the situation when he took…… Continue Reading
A recent survey conducted by the Virginia Association of Free and Charitable Clinics found that those facilities are understaffed – as demand for services is up. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 1-5 Clinic Crunch Wrap#1 The post Free clinics continue feeling the strain from pandemic first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia officials defending their response to a blizzard that stranded hundreds of motorists along a major interstate highway said conditions for the gridlock were caused by a combination of unusually heavy snowfall, plunging temperatures and a rainy start that kept them from pretreating the roads. There were no reported deaths or…… Continue Reading
Appalachian Power officials say it still looks like some Virginia customers will not see service restored for another two days as crews work to restore hundreds of outages caused by Monday’s wet snowfall. The utility says almost all customers still in the dark in Roanoke City and Roanoke and Giles Counties should see power return…… Continue Reading
The massive backups and miles of stranded motorists in northern Virginia two nights ago might remind many drivers here of some of their worse snow-related delays — but this one may have topped them all. Thousands of drivers were stranded over a 40-mile stretch of I-95 between Fredericksburg and Washington D.C., many of them for…… Continue Reading
The massive backups and miles of stranded motorists in northern Virginia two nights ago might remind many drivers here of some of their worse snow-related delays — but this one may have topped them all. Thousands of drivers were stranded over a 40-mile stretch of I-95 between Fredericksburg and Washington D.C., many of them for…… Continue Reading
Virginia is among a few states that have high levels of Radon and American Lung Association wants to make you aware because January is Radon Awareness Month . WFIR’s Rob Ruthenberg has more: 1-5 RADON WRAP 1-WEB CLICK HERE for more information The post January is radon awareness month first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3…… Continue Reading