from Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts: Tuesday night’s testing event at the Salem Civic Center provided evidence of the unprecedented demand for testing. Over 200 people were tested at the event and unfortunately, demand exceeded our supply. Given this demand, the Roanoke City and Alleghany Health Districts (RCAHD) will have a limited supply of…… Continue Reading
Virginia Tech Athletics has posted an excuse letter on its Facebook page to help fans get out of work to watch the Hokies take on Maryland in today’s Pinstripe Bowl. You can listen to the bowl game here on WFIR when coverage starts at 12:30. The post VT Athletics offers…… Continue Reading
Vinton, VA -On December 28, 2021, at 1:54 p.m., officers of the Vinton Police Department responded to a malicious wounding call for service in the 200 block of 8th Street, Vinton. Responding officers located one adult male with what appeared to be a non-life-threatening gunshot wound. The adult male was subsequently transported to Carilion Roanoke…… Continue Reading
The Senate Banking Committee held a hearing to examine the popularity of a form of virtual currency called stablecoins.. . WFIR’s Rob Ruthenberg has more: 12-28 Crypto WRAP 1-WEB The post The Senate Banking Committee hearing on virtual currency. first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
According to officials, an on-duty Virginia sheriff’s deputy was arrested on Christmas Eve and charged with intoxicated driving. Pulaski County Sheriff’s Deputy Lemmie Sanders III was charged with driving under the influence after the sheriff’s office received a 911 call Friday night about the deputy’s erratic driving. According to The Roanoke Times, a trooper then…… Continue Reading
We are now into the one full week each year that sees much higher than normal holiday traffic, and AAA says this year, those numbers will be much closer to those we are used to encountering, with the number of holiday travelers expected to be up close to one-third over 2020, when the pandemic sharply…… Continue Reading
The Fenway Bowl and Military Bowl have been canceled due to the pandemic as coronavirus outbreaks at Virginia and Boston College forced them to call off their postseason plans. The game scheduled for Fenway Park was to pit the Cavaliers against SMU on Wednesday. The Military Bowl scheduled for Monday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium…… Continue Reading
UPDATE: The victim has been identified as Mario Green, 41 of Roanoke. There are no further updates and this remains an ongoing homicide investigation. _______________________________________________________________________________ Hanover Avenue NW Homicide –On December 22, 2021 at approximately 12:00 a.m., City of Roanoke E-911 Center personnel notified Roanoke Police of a disorder at a residence in the 1000…… Continue Reading
Many Arboretum visitors mistakenly assume that taxpayers cover the attraction’s upkeep. Until now, proceeds from popular plant sales and membership fees to the Friends of the Arboretum program mostly covered the attraction’s day-to-day expenses. Updating several aging areas of the Arboretum will require additional funding sources. WFIR’s Rob Ruthenberg has more 12-24 VW WRAP 2-WEB…… Continue Reading
Monitor Santa’s Holiday travels by clicking on the NORAD tracker below: https://www.noradsanta.org/en/map The post NORAD to track Santa’s holiday journey first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading