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
Richmond police say a woman and her 3-month-old daughter were killed and three people were wounded after suspects exchanged gunfire, shooting indiscriminately across an apartment courtyard filled with children. It happened Tuesday evening .Police Chief Gerald Smith announced the infant’s death at a news conference Wednesday and said detectives were reviewing video recordings to identify…… Continue Reading
The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center of Roanoke says a black bear cub brought in Monday is now recuperating after being left alone in a tree for at least five days. The center says there was no sign of the mother over that time, so the cub was brought in from Grayson County hungry and dehydrated.…… Continue Reading
The Command Module Pilot for Apollo 11 – Michael Collins – died today at age 90. Collins piloted the space capsule in 1969 while Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the surface of the moon. Collins later donated documents and memorabilia to Virginia Tech, where Marc Brodsky is an archivist. Apollo flight director Chris…… Continue Reading
UPDATE: Police say the boy and his dog have been found safe. They have not released any further details regarding the child’s disappearance or where and how he was found. PREVIOUS: The search is on in the Catawba area of Roanoke County for a missing 8-year-old boy. Police say he was last seen around noon…… Continue Reading
Health systems based in Roanoke, Lynchburg and Southside Virginia collectively report the lowest number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients all year — 107 in all, down from 143 a week ago. And that compares to the peak of 450 in mid-January. APRIL 28: Here are updated numbers for the Near Southwest Region (which includes Carilion, Centra,…… Continue Reading
Governor Northam is dropping some big hints that he hopes to end all COVID-related restrictions in Virginia before summer is in full swing. More from WFIR’s Evan Jones: 04-28 Northan-Vaccines Wrap-WEB This comes as the latest state numbers show more than 43% of Virginians have now received at least one vaccine dose. And in many…… Continue Reading
At least two Virginia Tech Football players are projected to go in the 1st round of the 2021 NFL Draft tomorrow. WFIR’s Ian Price spoke with the father of Christian Darrisaw about the pre-draft process: 04-28 VT Darrisaw WRAP The post VT player’s father discusses pre-NFL draft process first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3…… Continue Reading
Richmond Police are calling a shooting that killed one person and sent four people including a three month old to the hospital, a heinous act. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has the latest 4-28 VA Shooting Wrap-WEB Richmond Police say one person was killed and four people including a three month old were injured during a shooting…… Continue Reading
The Republican statewide convention to choose the party’s nomination for the Governor’s race this November takes place on May 8. GOP State Senator Amanda Chase – who has made a name for herself at the national level – is considered one of the front runners. As part of our candidate series, she spoke recently with…… Continue Reading