The Local Environmental Agriculture Project – or LEAP – has officially opened its food store on Patterson Avenue in Roanoke’s West End Neighborhood. The LEAP Community store will sell fresh produce, local dairy products, eggs, bread and more Wednesday through Friday. A $2.5 million American Rescue Plan grant helped fund the purchase and renovation of…… 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 9 to 5 at Showtimers … art for all at the Taubman and more Finding Nemo Jr. first…… Continue Reading
The live version of the classic 1980 film 9 to 5 is coming to the stage in Roanoke. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports this version is a musical with lyrics and music by Dolly Parton. Showtimers is performing 9 to 5 the musical which follows the same storyline as the classic 1980 film starring…… Continue Reading
UPDATE: ROANOKE, VA – Member One Federal Credit Union’s (Member One) membership has approved a merger with Virginia Federal Credit Union (Virginia Credit Union). The merger between the Roanoke, Va.-based Member One and Richmond-based Virginia Credit Union is effective Aug. 1, 2024, with the combined $7 billion organization employing 1,100 staff and serving almost 500,000…… Continue Reading
One of Virginia’s Republican congressmen believes Joe Biden should resign from office after he dropped out of the Presidential race. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story live. The post Cline: Biden remaining in office creates national security concerns first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
After early rain and then three days of almost-perfect weather, the first FloydFest held at its new home in the heart of Floyd County – in the Town of Check – is in the books. Performers give it the thumbs up, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: The post Performers like new FloydFest site…… Continue Reading
(from Roanoke City PD) On July 28, 2024, Roanoke Police at approximately 7:50 pm responded to an unresponsive person in a vehicle in the parking lot of 1100 block of Peters Creek RD Nw. Upon arrival, they located an adult male inside of a sedan. Roanoke Fire/EMS pronounced the man deceased. The medical examiner responded…… Continue Reading
More homes are showing up for sale this year in the Roanoke Valley — but the average cost of buying one is also rising. Just over 2,500 realtor-listed residential units changed hands in the region between January and June, an increase of about 12% over same period last year. As for home prices: three years ago,…… Continue Reading
A bill aimed at keeping kids safe online is advancing in Washington, and both Virginia U.S. Senators support it. WFIR’s Alex Torres has more: The post Kids online safety bill set to pass U.S. Senate next week first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
The list of harmful invasive species keeps growing, and one of the newest arrivals poses particular threats to area fruit growers — especially to vineyards. The spotted lanternfly made its way to the U.S. from southeast Asia, and since it is good at hitching rides on almost any form of ground transportation, its spread has…… Continue Reading