A Roanoke grand jury has indicted Roanoke City Councilman Robert Jeffrey, Jr. on two counts of felony embezzlement. Commonwealth’s Attorney Don Caldwell says the investigation began with a complaint from the Northwest Neighborhood Environmental Organization — and the amount involved is “substantially above” the $1,000 felony threshold. The alleged embezzlement covers the period from May…… Continue Reading
Blacksburg has a disc golf champion. James Conrad hit a curling 247 foot shot on the final hole of the Pro World Championships in Utah last weekend – which he won in a playoff: WPLY-MIN The post Blacksburg has world Disc Golf champion; Schwarber will head to All Star Game first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM…… Continue Reading
80’s star rocker Billy Idol is coming to Roanoke’s Elmwood Park on September 24 as part of the Bud Light Vinyl Vault concert series. Idol – who later had a cameo in an Adam Sandler movie – The Wedding Singer – was an early architect of the pop-punk rock sound. His hit songs include “Dancing…… Continue Reading
After keeping the doors open for much of the past year by showing vintage Hollywood films on weekends, the historic Grandin Theatre gets ready for first-run features again. The curtain comes up on that return to normalcy this Friday, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: 7-6 Grandin Wrap#2-WEB Black Widow poster Disney/Marvel Studios The post Grandin…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: At 7:28 p.m. on Monday (July 5), Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash in the 400 block of Trents Store Ln [in the Stuart area.]. A 2013 Polaris ATV was traveling north in the roadway when it had a mechanical failure, ran off the left side of the road, overcorrected and…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: At 1:29 p.m. on Thursday (July 1), Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash on Big Stoney Creek Rd just north of Norcross Rd. A 2015 Ford F-250 was traveling north when it ran off the left side of the road and struck a tree. The driver, David J. Mitchell, 59, of Christiansburg,…… Continue Reading
Officials are Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport say passenger counts continue to grow this year far ahead of earlier projections, and while the trend is welcome, it is putting some pressure on local airfares. Brad Boettcher is the airport’s Director of Marketing and Air Service Development, and he says the problem with is that this comes at…… Continue Reading
Roanoke County Police are looking for a motorcyclist who vanished while riding his cycle with a friend on another two-wheeler. Police say Greg Leonard of Bristol was last seen operating his cycle just after midnight along US 460 in western Erie County. The friend called police when he reached I-81, telling them Leonard was no…… Continue Reading
UPDATED NEWS RELEASE: Mr. Leonard has been located safe in Bristol, Virginia. Thank you for assistance. PREVIOUS: Roanoke County Police are looking for a motorcyclist who vanished while riding his cycle with a friend on another two-wheeler. Police say Greg Leonard of Bristol was last seen operating his cycle just after midnight along US 460…… Continue Reading
The July Fourth holiday weekend marks the traditional start to the peak summer travel season, and it you are planning a road trip in coming weeks, don’t look for much of a break in gas prices. Roanoke actually has among the lowest prices in Virginia on average right now, but at around $2.87 a gallon…… Continue Reading