CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Perhaps the first sign that Virginia’s players were disappointed with how last season went came quickly after it ended in a 33-15 loss to Virginia Tech. The following day, coach Bronco Mendenhall announced that the team, bowl eligible in the strangest of seasons at 5-5, had voted not to participate in…… Continue Reading
4:55 pm: An accident involving a tractor-trailer is creating lengthy northbound backups on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County. The accident occurred at milemarker 143, right at the I-581 interchange. One lane is getting by to the right, but VDOT traffic cameras show backups extending nine miles to milemarker 134. Check back for updates. The post…… Continue Reading
UPDATE: An accident that has created lengthy northbound backs this afternoon on Interstate 81 is now cleared, but those backups by and large have not. The accident had blocked one lane right at the I-581 interchange, and while both lanes are now open there, VDOT traffic cams show slowdowns still begin at least 10 miles…… Continue Reading
More than 200 University of Virginia students who didn’t comply with the school’s COVID-19 vaccine requirement have been disenrolled ahead of the fall semester. The Virginian-Pilot reports that the school disenrolled 238 students, including 49 who were enrolled in fall courses. University spokesperson Brian Coy says that may mean that “a good number” of the…… Continue Reading
Virginia’s unemployment fell to 4.2% in July, down from 7.9% one year earlier. The largest over-the-year job increase occurred in leisure and hospitality with 46,000 new jobs statewide, an increase of more than 15%. NEWS RELEASE: RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell to 4.2 percent in July, which is…… Continue Reading
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Few Power Five programs struggled through the pandemic more than Virginia Tech. Coach Justin Fuente and the Hokies hope to restore order this season. Over the course of a 5-6 season, the Hokies often went to practice not knowing who would be available, and eventually said they lost more than half…… Continue Reading
Virginia’s first gun buyback event is tomorrow in Roanoke. WFIR’s Ian Price has details: 08-20 Not Guns WRAP Roanoke NAACP Chapter President Brenda Hale helped organize the event. She says the “Groceries Not Guns” event tomorrow in Roanoke is an effort to get unused guns out of homes before they fall into the wrong hands.…… Continue Reading
The sidewalk art show is back in keeping with it’s long standing tradition and is coming in person this year …WFIR’s Rob Ruthenberg has more 8-20 art wrap 1-WEB CLICK HERE for information on the art show. The post The Sidewalk Art Show Is Back! first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
The health care systems based in Roanoke, Lynchburg and Southside Virginia collectively report a nearly 50 per cent increase in COVID-19 patients under intensive care in the last week — 74 today compared to 50 last Friday. Overall COVID hospitalization numbers rose just slightly in the last seven days from 178 to 182; the compares…… Continue Reading
A Virginia Tech instructor of modern military history at Virginia Tech who has studied the US presence in Afghanistan over the past two decades says it was likely doomed to end this way. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: 8-20 Afghan Wrap#1 Anndal Narayanan is an instructor of modern military history at Virginia Tech. Counter-insurgency is…… Continue Reading