Breakfast with Santa is back – this annual event raises money for Roanoke City Public Schools this Saturday at William Fleming High School from ( to 11 AM to raise for the Help the Homeless Fund – which supports students who are faced with homelessness…..WFIR’s Rob Ruthenberg has this. 12-6 santa wrap 2-WEB The…… Continue Reading
Breakfast with Santa is back – this annual event raises money for Roanoke City Public Schools this Saturday at William Fleming High School from ( to 11 AM to raise for the Help the Homeless Fund – which supports students who are faced with homelessness…..WFIR’s Rob Ruthenberg has this. 12-6 santa wrap 2-WEB The…… Continue Reading
Police have arrested a 21-year-old Roanoke man on 2nd-degree murder charges. Roanoke Police say it is in regards to the homicide of Clayton Williams on Williamson Road three weeks ago. The post 21-year-old arrested for 2nd degree murder in Roanoke first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Police have arrested a 21-year-old Roanoke man on 2nd-degree murder charges. Roanoke Police say it is in regards to the homicide of Clayton Williams, the brother-in-law of Roanoke City Councilman Robert Jeffrey Jr, on Williamson Road three weeks ago. The post Roanoke man accused of killing city councilman’s brother in law first appeared on News/Talk…… Continue Reading
Virginia Senior U.S. Senator Mark Warner says it’s time to codify abortion access in law. A tweet from his official account says “all three of my daughters were born after Roe v Wade – it’s unfathomable that they could have fewer protected rights than when they were born. The post U.S. Senator says abortion access…… Continue Reading
Roanoke Fire-EMS is on the scene of a working fire in the 600 block of Montrose Ave SE. Officials say the fire was just marked under control — no injuries at this time. People are asked to avoid the area. The post Fire in Southeast Roanoke marked under control first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM &…… Continue Reading
Medicare drives the bus and sets the standard for commercial insurance carriers, as far as payments made to physicians and medical centers. Now a provision in the proposed Build Back Better plan to drive down drug costs could hurt one particular set of providers. The story from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 12-6 Cancer-BBB Wrap#2-WEB The post…… Continue Reading
From Roanoke County Police:The 4700 Block of Yellow Mountain Rd. between Meadow Ln and Bryan Rd is blocked due to a single vehicle crash. The crash resulted in damage to a power pole. Anyone traveling this morning is encouraged to avoid this area and find an alternate route. This press release will be updated once…… Continue Reading
UPDATE: The crash has been cleared and the road reopened. PREVIOUS: From Roanoke County Police:The 4700 Block of Yellow Mountain Rd. between Meadow Ln and Bryan Rd is blocked due to a single vehicle crash. The crash resulted in damage to a power pole. Anyone traveling this morning is encouraged to avoid this area…… Continue Reading
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has announced that his administration will remove an enormous pedestal that until earlier this year held a statue of Confederate Gen.Robert E. Lee. The announcement marks a reversal in course from September, when the Richmond statue was removed but the Democratic governor said the40-foot-tall graffiti-covered pedestal would stay. His administration also…… Continue Reading