RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam issued the following statement after the Robert E. Lee Monument was officially removed.“After 133 years, the statue of Robert E. Lee has finally come down—the last Confederate statue on Monument Avenue, and the largest in the South. The public monuments reflect the story we choose to tell about who we are as…… Continue Reading
UPDATE: Roanoke Police have identified the victim of this incident as Poindexter D. Penny, 51 of Roanoke. (Previously) On September 6, 2021 at approximately 1:00 a.m., Roanoke Police were notified of shots fired and a person down in the 1500 block of Downing Street NW. Responding officers located an unresponsive adult male lying in a…… Continue Reading
The Director of the Alleghany and Roanoke City Health Districts held a press briefing today, stressing the importance of keeping up with quarantine guidelines for students. Dr. Cynthia Morrow urges parents to stay diligent when keeping their children at home after they come in contact with someone who tests positive for the coronavirus. Morrow also…… Continue Reading
Who doesn’t like a game of Putt-Putt? Now Downtown Roanoke Incorporated is bringing a pop-up 9-hole miniature golf course to various locations in the city, beginning with Century Plaza on Church Avenue on September 23d. Putt-Putt admission is 5 dollars person; children 6 and under are free. DRI suggests you purchase a time slot in…… Continue Reading
If you lease a vehicle — and your lease is coming to an end — you may have an unusual opportunity to sell it at a sizable profit. Thanks to the unexpected surge in used car prices, many leased vehicles are now worth far more than their predicted value when the lease was written, on…… Continue Reading
Liberty had no trouble Campbell in its Saturday football season opener, winning 48 to 7 … And Virginia Tech head football coach Justin Fuente after the Hokies held off #10 North Carolina 17 to 10 on Saturday: WPLY-MIN The post Tech, Liberty head coaches praise boost from home crowds in opening wins first appeared on…… Continue Reading
The founder of the Beaver Dam Farms Sunflower Festival in Buchanan says the 6 year old event is now the largest of its kind on the east coast. Its back for the next two weekends, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: 9-7 Sunflower Fest Wrap#2 The post 6th Annual Sunflower Festival returns this weekend first appeared…… Continue Reading
BEDFORD CO, Va. – Virginia State Police Trooper M.P. Stafford is investigating a single vehicle crash, which resulted in a fatality. The crash occurred on yesterday, (Sept 6) at 4:53 p.m. on Route 122, at the intersection with Hurricane Reef Drive in Bedford County. A 2020 International MV6 was traveling south on Route 122, when…… Continue Reading
As Virginia’s Gubernatorial race heats up . Many polls are being released but what are we really looking at? . ..WFIR’s Rob Ruthenberg has this report 9-7 POLL WRAP 1-WEB The post How do polls really work first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
A towering statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in Richmond is about to come down. The imposing, 21-foot (6.4-meter) tall bronze likeness of Lee on a horse sits atop a granite pedestal nearly twice that high in the grassy center of a traffic circle on Richmond’s famed Monument Avenue. Gov. Ralph Northam announced plans…… Continue Reading