New partnership between Feeding America-Southwest Virginia and Carilion Cli...
With their new "Veggie Mobile" delivering fresh produce, Feeding America-Southwest Virginia and Carilion Clinic are teaming up to improve people's health. WFIR's Gene Marrano has ...
UPDATE: Overnight downtown Roanoke Fire destroys home
Update From Roanoke Fire-EMS on 9/10/14 17:11: On Wednesday, September 10, 2014, Roanoke Fire-EMS responded to a structure fire in the 400 block of Marshall ...
New webpage helps with stormwater issues in Botetourt County
Developers and construction companies looking for guidance on how Botetourt County wants them to deal with new stormwater management requirements can look to a newly-launched ...
BBB says it’s getting flooded with calls about IRS phone scam
The Better Business Bureau says it has been flooded with calls in recent days with complaints and questions about an IRS phone scam. The caller ...
The “Banff Radical Reels Tour” arrives in Roanoke
Short films for adrenaline junkies and an outdoors expo ... The Banff Radical Reels Tour is back tomorrow night at Jefferson Center. WFIR's Gene Marrano ...
Board of Supervisors debates surplus issue – again
When can surplus chairs, desks and other unused items from Roanoke County schools lead to a 30 minute-plus debate? When the Roanoke County Board of ...
Mixed reaction to McAuliffe health care announcement — Dems: “bold”, GOP: “...
Republicans say Governor McAuliffe is now acknowledging he cannot legally expand Medicaid coverage in Virginia by himself. But Democrats are praising the governor's new health ...
W.Va., Va. pipeline proposal spawns coalition
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Citing grave concerns, 22 conservation and environmental groups in Virginia and West Virginia are teaming up following the announcement of a ...
Va. to get $1.6m in US grants for conservation
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia is getting $1.6 million in U.S. Department of Agriculture grant money for conservation programs. USDA announced $328 million in funding ...
AG announces 5-point plan to combat heroin in Roanoke
Attorney General Mark Herring said the "public safety tour," he conducted shortly after taking office in January helped lead to a drug abuse strategy announced ...
Warner, Gillespie talk tech at candidate forum
RESTON, Va. (AP) _ Democrat Mark Warner and Republican Ed Gillespie debated who would be the more independent voice in the U.S. Senate at a ...
McAuliffe proposes limited health care expansion
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe plans to expand public health care to 20,000 mentally ill adult residents. But he will not try ...
The Gauntlet: a contest for startups with “social conscience”
Its similar to the Roanoke Star Tank event announced last week ... budding entrepreneurs hoping to recieve money for start up costs ... but The ...
Changing SOL’s and student assessments: VA Board of Education head in Bedfo...
Work is now under way to revise the way Virginia assesses student achievement, moving away from total reliance on state SOL's. And the State Board ...
Warner, Gillespie talk tech at candidate forum
RESTON, Va. (AP) _ U.S. Senate candidates Mark Warner and Ed Gillespie will be making their pitches to northern Virginia's tech community at a town ...
January trial set for Pulaski mom in baby’s death
PULASKI, Va. (AP) _ A trial date has been set for a Pulaski County woman charged with child neglect in the death of her 5-month-old ...
Man shot in the head at Roanoke gun range
Update 9/7/14 13:37: ROANOKE, Va. (AP) _ Police have identified a man who shot himself in the head at a Roanoke-area gun range. Roanoke police ...
Va. education leader continuing listening tour
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia Board of Education's leader is continuing a listening tour to hear about important issues facing the state's public schools ...
Next for former Va. governor: sentencing, appeal
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Prosecutors and defense attorneys aren't through fighting over the fate of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen. Now ...
“Now hiring” sign out at Kroger to fill 1,600 permanent jobs in region...
From Kroger: Kroger’s Mid-Atlantic Region is hiring to fill an estimated 1,600 permanent jobs. The region consists of 118 stores, 113 pharmacies and 75 fuel ...
