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
Its not the first time United Way of Roanoke Valley has received state funding to help those on the lower end of the income scale pay for childcare, but the Mixed Delivery program that launched in 2016 has continued to evolve. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano: The post United Way receives major grant to help…… Continue Reading
Jefferson Rose otherwise known as “The Magnificent Lefty” is a Roanoke-based street performer/ busker who’s traveled all over the country entertaining. Recently, Rose has been working on balloon art for an online contest with pieces you can see at City in the Square, which is also the location of the first Roanoke “Street Performance Workshop”…… 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 Bear Theatre set to launch, Yacht rock at Dr Pepper Park and Link speaker series first appeared on…… Continue Reading