An English teacher in Japan who grew up in the Roanoke Valley is weighing in on reports that the Japanese don’t want the Olympics there while the fight against COVID-19 continues. WFIR’s Ian Price has more: 07-27 Japan Reax WRAP The post Vinton native discusses how Japanese feel about Olympics first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM…… Continue Reading
With the more-contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 running rampant elsewhere – could there be a “tipping point” where the masks have to go on again – and we have to stay socially distant? A local health system director says that’s unlikely at this point, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: 7-27 Bissell Wrap#1 The post Is…… Continue Reading
As the college football season draws closer UVA took part in the ACC Kickoff media event last week. 2nd year starter Cavaliers quarterback Brendan Armstrong was among those there: WPLY-MIN The post UVA returnees gear up for football season first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
HOPEWELL—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Virginia plans to invest $500 million to improve ventilation and air quality in public schools, securing the completion of nearly all currently planned HVAC projects. The Commonwealth will allocate $250 million in federal American Rescue Plan (ARP) funding for necessary ventilation upgrades, which will be matched 1:1 by local…… Continue Reading
Over the past decade the number of veteran-owned businesses has dropped by more than 20 percent. So said 6th District Republican Congressman Ben Cline live in studio this morning. Last week he introduced the “Veterans Entrepreneurship Act of 2021,” which would allow qualified military veterans with solid business plans to access GI Bill grants for…… Continue Reading
Virginia’s first retail-only marijuana facility opens in Salem this week. It’s still for medical marijuana patients only as WFIR’s Ian Price reports, on RISE-Salem: 07-26 Retail-Only WRAP1 The post Virginia’s first retail-only marijuana location opening in Salem first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
99 days — that is now the time remaining before Virginia selects its next governor, and it is already clear that the campaign funding and results have a national following. The money raised so far by the major party campaigns already tells part of the story, more than $40 million through June, way ahead of…… Continue Reading
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A doctor at the University of Virginia has been arrested and accused of possessing child pornography, according to Charlottesville police and local news outlets. A cyber-tip led to the arrest of David Lapides of Charlottesville, the city’s police department said in a news release Saturday. Lapides is charged with two counts…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: On July 24, 2021 at approximately 10:30 p.m., Roanoke Police were notified of a shooting in the 2600 block of Cove Road NW. As officers were responding, they observed a car driving away from the scene heading South on Lafayette Blvd NW. The car came to a stop in the roadway and the occupants of the vehicle…… Continue Reading
LURAY, Va. (AP) — A body believed to be that of a missing Virginia woman has been found in the Shenandoah National Park, officials said Saturday. Based on the preliminary identification of the remains, the search for Julia Christine Devlin has been suspended, the park said in a news release. Devlin, a 55-year-old University of…… Continue Reading