Health and Medicine
You may be feeling a little more tired today than usual. Daylight Saving Time started this weekend, meaning most of us lost an hour of sleep. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports the change could have an impact on your health and your driving.
Daylight Saving Time means an extra hour of sunlight, it also translates into more driver fatique and hazards on the road. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more.
A radiothon today with our sister station Q99 is all about raising funds to take care of sick children in Southwest Virginia. WFIR’s Ian Price has more.
Parents, guardians, coaches, teachers and local PTA officers met today in Roanoke to address the best ways to educate parents and their children about the dangers of fentanyl. The hourlong discussion at the Charles W Day Technical Education Center also brought Virginia first lady Suzanne Youngkin back to town as part of the “It Only Takes One,” campaign. Virginia Secretary of Health and Human Resources John Litel and Roanoke City Public Schools superintendent Dr. Verleta White joined Youngkin for the forum.