A Presidential campaign turned on its head after Joe Biden dropped his bid for a second term will head for the final stretch run after Democrats formally select Vice President Kamala Harris as their nominee and she gives her all-important acceptance speech tomorrow night. WFIR’s Gene Marrano with that story: The post Harris getting ready…… Continue Reading
From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar – With a look at some of the local events coming up this weekend and in the near future. Sponsored by the Roanoke Cultural Endowment. The post More Footloose; artist Ray Kass at the Taubman and a celebration of African cultures first appeared on News/Talk…… Continue Reading
Governor Youngkin says students throughout the Commonwealth are starting to recover from pandemic related learning loss. The post Youngkin: work to reduce pandemic learning loss paying off first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Freedom First Credit Union is partnering with sister station K92, to help high school football teams ‘Play for Purpose,’ WFIR’s Alex Torres has more: [Click here to vote for your high school team to ‘Play for Purpose’] The post Freedom First and K92 help area high schools ‘Play for Purpose’ first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM…… Continue Reading
Dr. Robert “Bobby” Sandel, the fourth president of Virginia Western Community College, announced today that he will retire next June. Sandel came to Virginia Western in 2001 and will depart from a school that has seen seven consecutive semesters of enrollment growth emerging from the pandemic. During his tenure, Sandel has overseen more than $138…… Continue Reading
A local attorney specializing in cases involving trucking accidents has some tips to help drivers avoid crashes. He also has a unique view on the issue – as a sometimes big rig driver. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has those tips: The post Attorney/sometimes trucker has a unique perspective on accidents first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM…… Continue Reading
Tonight’s moon is usually only seen every 10 years – however, it is the 2nd time in as many years NASA determined that the moon had met the criteria for this seemingly rare event. The full moon will be a blue supermoon, a celestial occurrence that combines two events: a supermoon, which is when the…… Continue Reading
Last year more than 600 children in the Roanoke City Public School system were identified as having experienced homelessness or housing insecurity. This afternoon as the new academic year gets underway, students in that category will be eligible to receive a backpack filled with food and school supplies. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: The…… Continue Reading
The suspect accused of fatally shooting Smyth County Sheriff’s deputy Hunter Reedy and wounding deputy Michael Federchuk during an incident last week died early this morning. 65-year-old Timothy Goodman was charged with the aggravated murder of Deputy Reedy. He was also charged with four counts of attempted aggravated murder and using a firearm in the…… Continue Reading
Roanoke City police say a man was taken to the hospital after a shooting this morning in the 1700 block of Hanover Avenue NW. The victim’s injuries are said to be non-life threatening. No word on possible suspects or arrests. The post Man wounded during shooting in Northwest Roanoke first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM &…… Continue Reading