Number 3 Virginia has now swept the season series from Virginia Tech after Tony Bennett’s team beat the number 20 Hokies in Blacksburg 64 to 58 last night.
April is quickly approaching and that means the time is drawing near for the Triple Crown. We’re not talking horseracing. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more on the 2019 Virginia’s Blue Ridge Triple Crown.
Its not on the City Council agenda today but there’s a good chance a citizen or two may speak up during the public comment period about a controversial decision at the LAST council meeting, as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports:
Counter Response Protection Fitness on Electric Road in the Tanglewood area wants to empower the area’s young women. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more on the free self defense classes for students.
The Virginia Cavaliers men’s basketball team got a battle from the Irish on Saturday but ultimately prevailed. Head coach Tony Bennett spoke afterwards:
Twenty-plus shows including a ticketed event at Elmwood Park; more than a half dozen venues. The Down by Downtown Music Festival has become more of a major happening in Roanoke over the past few years. Its back in April as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports:
The Booker T. Washington National Monument is offering special programs in honor of Black History Month. WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno has more on tomorrow’s event.
Virginia Tech and UVA are in the playoffs this weekend – at the club-level hockey post season tournament for the Atlantic Coast Conference Hockey League in Winston-Salem. And a busy weekend for the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs:
The frigid cold continues to affect much of the nation as recent oil prices have increased; however, AAA Mid-Atlantic says Virginia is doing well. WFIR’s Eddie Smith reports.
17th District Republican delegate Chris Head is looking forward to heading home next week when the General Assembly session ends. Meanwhile there’s still some heavy lifting to do as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: