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
WASHINGTON (AP) – The chairman of the House committee investigating the Capitol insurrection says the committee has interviewed about 250 people so far. That shows the swift pace of the investigation as lawmakers aim to compile the most comprehensive account yet of the violent attack and hold a series of public hearings next year. Committee…… Continue Reading
Virginia State Police say a Connecticut woman was one of two people killed when the car she was riding in was hit head-on by a car traveling the wrong way on Interstate 95 during a police chase. A news release says Emporia police were pursuing a 2018 BMW that refused to stop for officers. The…… Continue Reading
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) – Leaders in the Black community of Virginia Beach are calling for a federal investigation into the fatal police shooting of a Black man earlier this year. They said Wednesday that Donovon Lynch’s right to carry a gun for protection was ignored during a night of violence last March on the…… Continue Reading
Democratic incumbent delegate Alex Askew (Virginia Beach) has officially conceded his District 85 race after a recount showed that he would not overcome Republican challenger Karen Greenhalgh. A three judge panel today upheld her victory, ensuring a Republican majority in the House of Delegates, even with one more recount in the 91st district expected next…… Continue Reading
While the Supreme Court won’t render a decision on Mississippi’s abortion ban until June, plenty of people are weighing in about the prospect of overturning Roe v. Wade. WFIR’s Ian Price has more: 12-3 Abort Griffith WRAP The post GOP Congressman thinks ‘Roe v Wade’ won’t be overturned first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3…… Continue Reading
The creator of “Buzz 4 Good” – heard Saturday afternoons at 4 on WFIR – is holding a celebration that’s open to all non-profits in the area. More from WFIR’s Caroline Moore: 12-3 Buzz for Good wrap #2-WEB Non-profits who want to attend can RSVP to [email protected]. The post The 12th Day of Christmas is…… Continue Reading
Things are going to get “Weird” at the Berglund Center next fall. Five-time Grammy-winning comedian Weird Al Yankovic is coming to Roanoke on October 25, 2022. He’s one of five artists to have Top 40 singles in each of the last four decades, the others are Michael Jackson, Madonna, U2, and Kenny G. Tickets for…… Continue Reading