Dozens of residents and anti racism advocates marched through the streets of Roanoke calling for criminal justice reform. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story. 5-31 RC March Wrap-WEB The post March commemorates anniversary of George Floyd protest in Roanoke first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
The coming summer travel season has every sign of being a very busy one, and that is already reflected in current gas prices, currently more than $1.20 a gallon higher in the Roanoke area than Memorial Day 2020. And as WFIR’s Evan Jones reports, all indications point to little price letup in Labor Day. 05-31…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: BOTETOURT, Va. – Virginia State Police Trooper H. Young is investigating a two-vehicle crash which resulted in two fatalities. The crash occurred Friday (May 30) at 12:20 p.m. on Route 11, just of Valley Road in Botetourt County. A 2000 Ford E-250 was traveling north on Route 11, when the vehicle crossed the…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: BEDFORD CO, Va. – Virginia State Police Trooper N.J. Houck is investigating a two-vehicle crash, which resulted in a fatality. The crash occurred Friday, (May 28) at 4:58 p.m. on Route 43, one mile north of Route 24 in Bedford County. A 2015 Kia Optima failed to yield the right of way while…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrats who have transformed Virginia at whiplash speed over the past two years will be defending their full control of the statehouse this fall. But first, they are trying to get an usually high number of House incumbents past primary challenges. Fourteen House Democrats are spending and organizing against challenges from…… Continue Reading
FROM ROANOKE POLICE: RPD Animal Wardens have received several calls for service regarding “abandoned” fawns. We want to remind you that it’s normal for a fawn to be alone during the day. Does will leave their fawns in safe spots while they find food. If you find a fawn, leave it alone. Their mother is…… Continue Reading
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A Virginia woman is accused of abducting a 2-year-old from a church, and a prosecutor said she tried to mislead investigators by giving them false tips. Nancy Renee Fridley is charged in Giles County with abduction and child abuse or neglect, The Roanoke Times reported Friday. Fridley also faces a methamphetamine…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: At 10:38 p.m. Thursday (May 27), Virginia State Police Senior Trooper R.L. Hearl responded to a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 at the 50 mile marker in Smyth County. A tanker truck traveling south on I-81 ran off the left side of the interstate and overturned in the median. A portion of the…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Asking dogs to follow their noses won’t work anymore in states that have legalized marijuana. As Virginia prepares to legalize adult possession of up to an ounce of marijuana on July 1, drug-sniffing police dogs from around the state are being forced into early retirement, following a trend in other states…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Asking dogs to follow their noses won’t work anymore in states that have legalized marijuana. As Virginia prepares to legalize adult possession of up to an ounce of marijuana on July 1, drug-sniffing police dogs from around the state are being forced into early retirement, following a trend in other states…… Continue Reading