Tickets for Illuminights at Explore Park went on sale today. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more. Six years of Illiminights has made Roanoke County’s Explore Park a holiday destination. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells us tickets went on sale today. Illuminights The post Illuminights Winter Walk of Lights first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM &…… Continue Reading
A local organization is using the next few weeks to honor military service members and first responders. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story. The post Salem Rotary Club hosting Inaugural Field of Honor first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Poll released by Roanoke College: Vice President Kamala Harris holds a 10-point lead over former President Donald Trump (51%-41%) in Virginia, according to the Roanoke College Poll. Independent Cornel West and Libertarian Chase Oliver both poll at 2%, and Jill Stein, the Green Party candidate, takes 1% of the vote. In the U.S. Senate race,…… Continue Reading
On this episode of Capitol Conversations Salem area US Congressman Morgan Griffith discusses how Republicans who make life affordable if they win majorities in the House and Senate next week and also explains why he voted against funding for FEMA. https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/YzhchmHuaOb The post Capitol Conversations Episode 3: Rep. Morgan Griffith first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM…… Continue Reading
A new exhibit and workshop at Art on First in downtown Roanoke is leaning into the healing power of art. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more on The Other Side: Expressions of a Trauma Survivor, a solo exhibition by Mackenzie Rose. A domestic violence survivor has turned a near death experience into works of art…… Continue Reading
One of Virginia’s US Congressmen is explaining why he voted against funding for FEMA. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story. The post Congressman Griffith frustrated by coverage of FEMA funding vote first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
After you put away the Halloween costumes it’s time to gear up for the holidays. And Black Dog Salvage hopes you’ll start the season at their annual holiday open house. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more. The annual Black Dog Salvage Holiday Open House is this weekend. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells us think…… Continue Reading
Members of the Virginia branch NAACP are speaking out after the Youngkin administration was allowed to continue purging the state’s voter rolls. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story. The post Virginia NAACP President disappointed by SCOTUS ruling first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Classic horror novels, a massive catalog of scary movies, pop-up haunted houses every Halloween – Ghost stories can be found in many cultures going back many centuries. An advanced instructor who studies that genre at Virginia Tech on why we like spooky tales, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: The post Halloween and ghostly stories…… Continue Reading
Carilion Clinic broke ground today on the new, 7-story, 257,000 square foot Carilion Taubman Cancer Center, which it hopes to have open by 2027. It would replace and upgrade a 41-year-old cancer treatment facility on South Jefferson Street. Carilion has raised $74 million towards the $100 million for the new cancer center on the Virginia…… Continue Reading