All Salem City schools went into secure mode this morning as police searched for a suspect who committed a crime in Roanoke County. The lockdown started around 9:30 a.m. and will stay in place until authorities deem the area safe. Salem City Police, alongside Roanoke County Police, are searching with support from state and Roanoke…… Continue Reading
During a City Council candidate’s forum sponsored by the Williamson Road Area Business Association yesterday, a vote by Roanoke City Council that preserved a decision permitting multi-family dwellings to be built where only single family homes were allowed previously was front and center. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: The post WRABA candidate forum includes pros…… 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 Gothic Opera, Altered Art at VTCSOM and a free Roanoque Baroque concert first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM &…… Continue Reading
With the fate of social media app TikTok in the hands of Federal Appeals Court Judges since a hearing on Monday, an area communications expert weighs in on the impact. WFIR’s Alex Torres reports: The post Virginia Tech expert weighs in on ‘TikTok’ ban first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
A spooky opera is coming to the Jefferson Center this Friday, with another matinée performance at the Moss Arts Center on Sunday. WFIR’s Alex Torres has more: The post ‘The Turn of the Screw’ opera creeping into Jefferson, Moss Arts Centers first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
A cover story is nothing new to fans of The Roanoker Magazine but an exhibition by the same name is decades in the making. WFIR’s Ian Price has more. The post Exhibition celebrates 50 years of The Roanoker Magazine first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Salem has seen an upward trend in visitor spending, with over 100 million dollars spent in 2023. WFIR’s Alex Torres has more: The post Visitor spending in Salem reached $118M last year first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Virginia ranked fairly well on a list of the happiest states in the U.S. in a recent WalletHub study. WFIR’s Alex Torres has more: The post Virginia 16th happiest state, according to WalletHub study first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
A European Theater Company has resurrected a production that puts democracy in the hands of the audience. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno tells us the play is revealing without bringing partisan politics into the mix. Fight Night is a social experiment dreamed up by a European theater company 10 years ago. As WFIR’s Denise Allen…… Continue Reading
Developer Alexander Boone with ABoone Real Estate says he has closed on the Poage Mill farm property where he intends to build an affordable town home community along Bent Mountain Road. Boone says he paid 1.1 million dollars for the property, just below the 1.2 million dollar price the Roanoke County School Board had listed…… Continue Reading