The numbers are in from the 2020 Census count. Now comes redistricting in Virginia via a bi-partisan commission established by the state constitution – and the clock is ticking. Details from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 8-16 Rasoul-Census Wrap#2 The post Time to get to work on redistricting with census numbers in first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM…… Continue Reading
The chair of the Political Science department at Hollins University, Ed Lynch, says the ultimate outcome – the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan – would have been the same under the Trump Administration, which also wanted to remove most of the U.S. military forces by next month, but the former Reagan White House staffer doesn’t let…… Continue Reading
The VDH today reported 1,712 new coronavirus cases, 69 new hospitalizations, and 1 new virus related statewide. State health officials reported 49 new cases, 2 hospitalizations but no new deaths among Roanoke City, Salem, and Roanoke and Botetourt Counties. The post VDH updates coronavirus data from Roanoke Valley first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3…… Continue Reading
The Carolina Panthers play here on WPLY. In their first preseason game yesterday they lost at Indianapolis, 21-18. Panthers head coach Matt Ruhle on what he saw on the field: WPLY-MIN The post Panthers lose preseason opener first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
UPDATE – 9:27 – From Roanoke County Public Schools: The Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department has cleared WBHS and students and staff are returning to class to resume the school day. We would like to thank the fire department for their prompt response. Posted at 8:58 – Students and staff are evacuating William Byrd…… Continue Reading
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg has issued a * Flood Advisory for… Southwestern Bedford County in south central Virginia… Southeastern Craig County in southwestern Virginia… Southwestern Botetourt County in west central Virginia… Northern Franklin County in west central Virginia… Roanoke County in west central Virginia… The City of Roanoke in west central Virginia… The…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: A Fries, Va. man faces multiple charges following a series of incidents in Grayson County late Friday (Aug. 13, 2021). Brandon A. Goad, 29, has been charged with six counts of assault and battery of a family member, four counts of brandishing a firearm, two counts of child endangerment, one misdemeanor count of hit-and-run and resisting arrest…… Continue Reading
BENTONVILLE, Va. (AP) — An ATV driver is charged with drunken driving and child endangerment after a 7-year-old girl was killed and a 4-year-old boy was injured when the ATV overturned in Warren County, Virginia State Police said. The crash happened Tuesday evening when the Polaris Ranger side-by-side was unable to maneuver the terrain on…… Continue Reading
MADISON, Va. (AP) — The founder of a Virginia service-dog company could pay about $3 million in restitution and other penalties to settle a lawsuit that accused him of deceiving customers and providing them ill-trained animals. An agreement signed by a judge this past week ends litigation initially filed in 2018 by state Attorney General…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Department of Health announced Friday that third shots of coronavirus vaccines will soon become available for immunocompromised residents to better protect them as the delta variant continues to surge. The announcement Friday evening came shortly after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended that people with significantly…… Continue Reading