The end of year Holidays helps many retailers end up in the black, but it also means more people in their shops, making it harder to keep an eye out for shoplifters. The Roanoke City police department is offering some tips on protecting their businesses this holiday season, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: The post…… Continue Reading
An Elliston resident who is 60-plus and has led an interesting, never-dull life – including a stint as a long-haul truck driver – recently released a book of short, imagined dialogues set in venues around the world. “Home Stretch – For all My Friends Over 60,” is available now online. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has more,…… Continue Reading
A 28-year-old Franklin County man is headed to UVA for a kidney transplant. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports he is an example of why Carilion Clinic is pursuing a Certificate Of Public Need, working to bring a kidney transplant unit to Roanoke. (UPDATED: Joey’s transplant was performed successfully): The post Carilion looking to…… Continue Reading
From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar – With a look at some of the local events coming up this weekend and in the near future. Sponsored by the Roanoke Cultural Endowment. The post New art at Hollins, Mockingbird’s last week at MMT and Arsenic opens at the Bear first appeared on…… Continue Reading
A ribbon cutting yesterday at an event rental space that’s two thirds of the way through re-imagining a building where they used to fix cars. The story from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: The post Event center in northwest Roanoke may be a “tipping point” first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Iran’s largely unsuccessful missile attack on Israel is just the latest in a series of escalations in the Middle East dating back to the Hamas assault in Israel almost a year ago. Ed Lynch, political science department chair at Hollins University, on how all of this might impact the Presidential election here. Lynch joined us…… Continue Reading
WASHINGTON — FEMA announced that federal disaster assistance is available to the Commonwealth of Virginia to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by Tropical Storm Helene from Sept. 25, 2024, and continuing. The President’s action makes federal funding available to affected individuals in Giles, Grayson, Smyth, Tazewell, Washington and Wythe counties and the independent…… Continue Reading
Residents of Southwest Virginia are coming together to support local communities affected by recent storms and flooding. The #SouthwestVAStrong Food & Water Drive will take place this Thursday, October 3, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Salem Civic Center parking lot. Several counties in the region, including the New River Valley, have been…… Continue Reading
A total of $400,000 dollars over two years has been committed by the Roanoke Economic Development Authority, or EDA, for their new Business Equipment Incentive Program to increase business growth in the City of Roanoke. WFIR’s Alex Torres has details: The post Roanoke EDA commits $400,000 to Business Equipment Incentive Program first appeared on News/Talk…… Continue Reading
Earlier this month the Roanoke City School Board extended Superintendent Dr. Verletta White’s contract. As Denise Allen Membreno reports the extension as made Dr. White reflect on what her administration has already accomplished. Dr. Verletta White says Roanoke City Public Schools has made a lot of progress in her first four years but she still…… Continue Reading