Renters facing eviction from their living spaces due to the impact of COVID-19 – like job loss – have a reprieve until October 3rd thanks to the Biden Administration. But there is help available locally, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: 8-9 Eviction Wrap#1 Here’s a link to the Blue Ridge Continuum of Care website: https://www.endhomelessnessblueridge.org/…… Continue Reading
The incident began with a 911 call to a residence in the 500 block of Gold Drive just before 11 p.m. Saturday for a report of a domestic disturbance. The Christiansburg Police Department and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office both dispatched personnel to respond to the scene. The Christiansburg Officers and Montgomery County Sheriff’s Deputies entered…… Continue Reading
A House committee investigating the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol has hired former Republican Rep. Denver Riggleman as a senior staff member, bringing on the one-term Virginia lawmaker as GOP leaders have criticized the panel as too partisan. Chairman Bennie Thompson announced Riggleman’s hiring Friday evening, saying Riggleman has a “deep background in national…… Continue Reading
LAWRENCEVILLE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia prisoner killed in his cell during an apparent attack by another inmate has been identified as a former Suffolk businessman. Mark A. Grethen, 63, was the victim of an apparent homicide late Tuesday at Lawrenceville Correctional Center, according to the state Department of Corrections. Grethen was about two decades…… Continue Reading
On August 8, 2021 at approximately 12:10 a.m., Roanoke Police were notified of a person with a gunshot wound in the 600 block of Orange Avenue NE. Responding officers located an adult male victim outside of a business in the area with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries. Roanoke Fire-EMS transported the man to…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers tasked with reconciling House and Senate spending plans for $4.3 billion in federal coronavirus relief money reached an agreement Friday on a proposal that would preserve most of a plan crafted by Democrats but would also include some changes proposed by Republicans, including raising bonuses for sheriffs’ deputies and…… Continue Reading
From Roanoke City Public Schools: The CDC recently updated guidance for schools for the 2021-2022 school year to now recommend universal masking of students and staff, regardless of vaccination status. In accordance with this new guidance, as well as Senate Bill 1303 and the Virginia Department of Health’s recommendations, face coverings will be required for…… Continue Reading
On August 6, 2021 at approximately 11:45 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified of a person with a gunshot wound who had arrived via personal transport to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital.Officers responded to the hospital to speak with the adult male victim who was being treated for what appeared to be serious injuries.At this time, Officers…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has asked state lawmakers to leave intact a spending plan for $4.3 billion in federal coronavirus relief money that his administration helped craft and to reject bipartisan changes the Senate is seeking. In an email to members of a conference committee assigned to work on a compromise…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Community college students and staff in Virginia will be required to wear masks while indoors. Virginia Community College System Chancellor Glenn DuBois said in a letter to college presidents Wednesday that the system will follow guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported. That guidance includes…… Continue Reading