WFIR News

The Roanoke Civic Center has a new general manager. News/Talk 960's Timothy Martin says the top guy for the last two years is heading about ...
Read More

Recently-elected Delegate Greg Habeeb plans to place about 20,000 calls to 8th District homes this evening, inviting everyone who answers to take part in a ...
Read More

Virginia Senator Jim Webb says he will not run for reelection in 2012, and political observers say they are hardly surprised. More from News/Talk 960's ...
Read More

Virginia Supreme Court Justice Leroy Hassell Sr., the state's first black chief justice, has died. He was 55.  The court disclosed his death in a ...
Read More

As the abduction charge against Jeffrey Easley moves on, police and prosecutors are awaiting lab results from evidence gathered at the Tina Smith murder scene ...
Read More

A new FEMA grant will help Roanoke Fire EMS make an important purchase. News/Talk 960's Timothy Martin explains ...
Read More

Testimony at a hearing for Jeffrey Easley reveals more about what police found inside Tina Smith's home -- and a surprise revelation about her former ...
Read More

A Pennsylvania-based animal rights group is raising money to buy NFL star Michael Vick's former dogfighting compound and turn it into a rehabilitation center for ...
Read More

Vinton Police Chief Herbert Cooley will retire in June.  News/Talk 960's Timothy Martin spoke with Vinton Town Manager Chris Lawrence about the future of the department ...
Read More

Roanoke Police Chief Chris Perkins says overall crime in Roanoke dropped 4.26 percent from 2009 to 2010.  However, certain types of crimes such as domestic ...
Read More

There's very little time for rest in the Virginia Tech admissions department between now and the end of March. The university is deciding which high ...
Read More

Vinton Police Chief Herbert Cooley's last day on the job will be June 30th.  Cooley has served in law enforcement since 1966.  He came to ...
Read More

Roanoke College and Hollins University both say application numbers are generally steady this year. And since both use rolling admissions, most high school hopefuls already ...
Read More

With Valentine's Day now a week away, business is picking for one profession. News/Talk 960's Timothy Martin explains: VD Flowers Wrap 1-WEB ...
Read More

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is teaming up with the FBI to present a conference on terrorism aimed at the U.S. food ...
Read More

Roanoke County has set aside almost six million dollars to build a new library in Glenvar. Construction scheduled to start this fall. But before design ...
Read More

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to skip the usual appeals court process and expedite consideration of Virginia's health care ...
Read More

Police are looking for a key piece of jewelry in the Morgan Harrington murder investigation. News/Talk 960's Timothy Martin explains: 02727_Harrington-Necklace-Wrap-1-WEB ...
Read More

That massive storm that moved across midwest and northern states left hundreds of thousands of people without power. Now crews from Roanoke are helping some ...
Read More

It's going to get loud Thursday in southwest Roanoke County when road construction crews begin blasting. More from News/Talk 960's Evan Jones. 02723_02-02-Route-221-Wrap1-WEB ...
Read More