You can count one Roanoke-area U.S. Congressman among those who believe the plan to pull troops out of Afghanistan should have been executed better. WFIR’s Ian Price has more: 08-27 Cline-Wrap You can hear our full interview with Congressman Cline below: 8-27 Ben Cline In Studio-WEB The post Congressman: Afghanistan pullout plan “a recipe for…… Continue Reading
State health officials say the numbers of childhood vaccines being administered in Virginia has fallen significantly in the last year and a half, and they urge parents to get their children immunized, especially as a new school year begins. WFIR’s Evan Jones has more. Everyone seems to agree on the reason for the lower numbers:…… Continue Reading
The Salem Fire & EMS Department responded to a structure fire at 1434 Azalea St. this evening at approximately 7:38 p.m. The home sustained heavy fire and smoke damage throughout, but the two residents, who were home at the time of the fire,were able to escape without injury. The first units arrived within two minutes…… Continue Reading
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