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 Crimes of the Heart, a Velvet Cabaret and Finding Nemo Jr. first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM &…… Continue Reading
Donald Trump’s running mate uses a speech at Radford University to call out Democrats who claim the former president is a threat to democracy. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story. The post Vance uses Radford speech to call out Harris and other Dems first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
A local group of ‘real hillbillies’ protested J.D. Vance’s visit to Southwest Virginia yesterday. They say he is not fit as Vice President. WFIR’s Alex Torres has more: The post ‘Real hillbillies’ protest VP-pick J.D. Vance and his Radford visit first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
July is National Disability Pride Month to celebrate the Taubman Museum is getting a new mural. This one is painted by a blind artist. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno introduces us to John Bramblitt. The colorful new mural outside the Taubman Museum of Art celebrates all forms of expression. The new work is up just in…… Continue Reading
BY COLLEEN LONG, ZEKE MILLER AND DARLENE SUPERVILLE Updated 2:31 PM EDT, July 21, 2024 AP — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden dropped out of the 2024 race for the White House on Sunday, ending his bid for reelection following a disastrous debate with Donald Trump that raised doubts about his fitness for office…… Continue Reading
A new community theatre launches in Roanoke tonight. Exit Pursued By a Bear, makes its home on the Community High School stage. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports Crimes of the Heart is the Bear Theatre’s first production. Roanoke’s newest community theatre debuts tonight with their production of the pulitzer prize winning play Crimes of…… Continue Reading
A Roanoke run store has been named one of the top 50 in the country. WFIR’s Clark Palmer has that story. The post RunAbout Sports named a top 50 run store in U.S. first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
After a two-year hiatus as it moved to a new location in Floyd County – a shorter drive from Roanoke – FloydFest 2024-Horizon returns next week beginning on Wednesday. The music and outdoors festival off Bent Mountain Road is bigger, but will be less crowded. CEO John McBroom and COO Sam Calhoun spoke with WFIR’s…… Continue Reading
The Ballyhack Golf Club is hosting the 2nd annual Charlotte’s Play Yellow Invitational this Friday through Sunday, in partnership with the Life Ring Foundation and Carilion Clinic. Charlotte’s Play Yellow International started last year when the founders of the Life Ring Foundation launched the “Fighting Kids Cancer Campaign” that works to shorten the distance between…… Continue Reading
A Virginia State Police Trooper attempted to stop a motorcycle yesterday on Route 460 in Botetourt County for Reckless Driving. After the trooper activated his emergency equipment, the motorcycle refused to stop, and a pursuit ensued. The motorcycle exited Route 460 onto the Blueridge Parkway and continued north for another six miles to the 97.7-mile…… Continue Reading