Boones Mill, Virginia (December 23rd, 2021) – On Wednesday, December 22, 2021, the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received a call for shots fired in the 6000 block of Bethlehem Road in Boones Mill, Virginia. Upon arrival, deputies located Mary Ann Cook, seventy years of age, deceased in her residence from an apparent…… Continue Reading
The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect in this photo. The Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating the property damage and larceny that occurred on 12/22/21 at the Smith Mountain Laundry located on Hendricks Store Road in the Moneta area of Bedford County. If anyone has any information on…… Continue Reading
Don’t look now but after a slow start and a string of close losses the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs have a winning record as they prepare to take on Fayetteville at the Berglund Center tomorrow night. Head coach Dan Bremner joined WFIR’s Gene Marrano for an extended conversation: 12-22 Bremner convo The post Rail Yard…… Continue Reading
State Police say a Danville man who got out of his damaged car after striking a tree was then struck and killed while standing on the roadway nearby. Troopers say it happened early Wednesday morning on Mount Cross Road a few miles north of the Danville city line. Police say 22-year-old Christian Kidwell died at…… Continue Reading
Founded a year ago, the Latinas Network in Roanoke has grown from 3 to more than 300 members – a support system for local Latina businesswomen and entrepreneurs. We recently told you about the Network’s one year anniversary celebration; now WFIR’s Gene Marrano has more on the Latinas Network, “In Depth”: 12-22 In Depth-Latinas Net-WEB…… Continue Reading
State transportation officials are taking one of the next steps needed to extend passenger service to the New River Valley by 2025: determining exactly where the station will be. And they are asking the public for their ideas. This comes after Virginia signed an agreement with Norfolk Southern last spring to purchase one of the…… Continue Reading
Plantation Road NE Shooting — On December 21, 2021 at approximately 8:00 p.m., the City of Roanoke E-911 Dispatch Center notified Roanoke Police of a person with a gunshot wound in the 3400 block of Plantation Road NE. Responding officers located a juvenile male with what appeared to be a non-life threatening injury inside of…… Continue Reading
Despite marijuana being legalized in Virginia, law enforcement officials say the number one concern this holiday season is still drunk drivers. WFIR’s Ian Price has more: 12-22 Impaired Driving WRAP The post Alcohol still top concern for checkpoints this holiday season first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
After 25 years on the job as Roanoke Valley Greenway Coordinator, Liz Belcher retired this past summer. Roanoke City heard from her successor earlier this week, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: 12-22 Maguire Wrap#2-WEB The post New Greenway Coordinator gives update to City Council first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
With Christmas just around the corner, the Rescue Mission of Roanoke is busy getting ready for the holiday. WFIR’s Caroline Moore has the story. 12-22 Rescue Mission Christmas wrap #1-WEB The post Rescue Mission preps for Christmas first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading