Attorney General Mark Herring was in Roanoke this morning at the Bradley Free Clinic, taking part in a roundtable discussion on the opioid epidemic. Herring, who faces off against Republican challenger Jason Miyares in the November election, said in addition to prosecuting the illegal dealers he has been going after Big Pharma – companies that…… Continue Reading
Some star power for the Glenn Youngkin gubernatorial campaign in Salem this afternoon at CommUNITY Church – former Virginia Republican Governor and US Senator George Allen. He said Youngkin would be a better choice than Democrat Terry McAuliffe for business growth. Youngkin and the GOP nominee for Attorney General, Jason Miyares, also spoke at the…… Continue Reading
School to be temporarily closed by directive of the Va. Department of Health. ROANOKE – At the direction of the Virginia Department of Health, Bonsack Elementary School will be closed, beginning Friday, August 27, due to multiple cases of COVID-19 and symptomatic students and staff at the school. Bonsack Elementary will remain closed through August…… Continue Reading
Virginia’s statewide SOL tests results took a nosedive this spring. State education officials say it was an anticipated result that reflects upheavals COVID-19 had on classroom learning. There were no SOL tests given last year, but since the last ones two years ago, math pass rates fell from 82% to 54%. Reading dropped from 78%…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Tyson Foods, Inc., one of the world’s largest food companies, will invest $300 million to establish a manufacturing facility in Cane Creek Centre, an industrial park jointly owned by the City of Danville and Pittsylvania County. The company will construct a 325,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility and is committing…… Continue Reading
A little bit of the Clemson championship aura has arrived in Blacksburg. Defensive lineman Jordan Williams played for the Tigers when they won the National College Championship in 2019 – now he’s a Virginia Tech Hokie: WPLY-MIN The post Ex-Clemson Tiger is now a Hokie first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Several polls released over the past few days by Roanoke College and the Wason Center show the Republican ticket for Governor, Lt. Governor and Attorney General trailing their Democratic rivals anywhere from 8 to 12 percent. But the GOP candidate for Attorney General, Jason Miyares, said live on WFIR this morning he doesn’t put much…… Continue Reading
Delegate Christ Hurst is one of six Democrats that a national Republican group is targeting in hopes of regaining control in the House of Delegates. The Republican State Leadership committee is already running ads aimed at unseating Hurst in the 12th District which covers much of the New River Valley. Our political analyst says the…… Continue Reading
A new statewide poll shows Democratic candidates for governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general all holding comfortable over the Republican ticket — in large part the product of Virginia’s continuing population and demographic shifts. For governor, the Wason Center Poll from Christopher Newport University shows Democrat Terry McAuliffe with 50% percent support among likely voters,…… Continue Reading
The Washington Football team gets ready for the regular season – head coach Ron Rivera says they’ll line up the last preseason game against Baltimore on Saturday with whomever available: WPLY-MIN The post WFT gets ready for last preseason tilt with Baltimore first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading