From Roanoke County Public Schools: Due to an extended power outage in the William Byrd area, both William Byrd Middle School and William Byrd High School will be closed tomorrow (Friday, April 30). Appalachian Power informs us they do not anticipate restoring power until noon or later, therefore WBMS and WBHS students will not have…… Continue Reading
The Minnesota Vikings have selected Virginia Tech offensive tackle Christian Darrisaw with the 23rd overall pick in the NFL draft. They moved down nine spots with a familiar draft-night trade to stockpile more picks. Darrisaw is a late-blooming, athletic blocker at 6-foot-5 and 322 pounds. He was a second team All-American in 2020 who can…… Continue Reading
Governor Northam says effective immediately, up to 1,000 spectators are permitted at outdoor recreation sports events. This modifies his previous plan to make that number effective May 15th. The change means that more people will be permitted to watch high school sports for the remainder of the spring season. Mask use remains required indoors and…… Continue Reading
NEWS RELEASE: “It just feels unbelievable! I can’t believe it!” That wasMari Hall’s reaction as she redeemed her winning ticket in the Virginia Lottery’s Cash 5 with EZ Match game. The Pulaski woman matched all five winning numbers in the April 21 drawing to win the $274,355 jackpot. The winning numbers were 10-30-35-38-41. She used Easy Pick and…… Continue Reading
Police have identified the 16-year-old fatally shot Monday along the 2900 block of Salem Turnpike as Jaquice Kearney. A 15-year-old is charged with his murder. Kearney was the first of two people killed by separate gunfire incidents in Roanoke within several hours. Police say a girl was the victim in the other shooting. UPDATE: The…… Continue Reading
The Carolina Panthers play here on WPLY – and yesterday they sent starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater packing. They traded for Sam Darnold from the Jets recently. What’s next? WPLY-MIN The post Panthers ship Bridgewater to Denver first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Haley Toyota has extended its field naming rights with the Salem Red Sox. The Sox return to action on Haley Toyota Field on May 11th, and when that occurs, it will have been 614 days since they last took to the diamond. Haley General Manager Chuck Baker says it’s more than just baseball: 04-29 Baker…… Continue Reading
Richmond Police have made arrests in connection with a shooting at an apartment complex that killed a woman and her three month old child. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story 4-29 VA Shooting Wrap-WEB Three men have been arrested following Tuesday’s shooting at The Belt Atlantic apartments on Midlothian Turnpike in Richmond that claimed…… Continue Reading
About half of the original group of entreprenuers and start-up company owners that enrolled in this year’s Gauntlet Business Program didn’t make it to the competition level – where an estimated 300-thousand dollars in cash and in-kind services will be awarded. But there’s always next year, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: 4-29 Gauntlet Wrap#2 The…… Continue Reading
You still have to wait to get a COVID-19 vaccination in some parts of Virginia – mainly in the Washington suburbs. But for most of the commonwealth, the challenge now for health officials is overcoming vaccine hesitancy among two widely different populations. On one hand, you have large urban Black and Latino populations. On the…… Continue Reading