Gene Marrano
The fifth annual Star City Sweetness on Saturday is another opportunity to treat your taste buds while supporting a non-profit providing resources to those with brain injuries. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
A report on the impact that Medicaid expansion will have in the Commonwealth finds that its most dramatic effects will be found in small towns and rural regions. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
Several days ago Audrey Pearson was formally named the new executive director for Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway, after serving in an interim capapcity for several months. Speaking live in-studio this morning Pearson says the Roanoke-based “Friends” would like to get more people involved. Friends of the Blue Ridge Parkway supports the National Park Service in maintaining the parkway. Hear our complete live interview below:
More than 60 agencies and organizations are part of the new “Roanoke Valley Collective Response” – the next step in dealing with the opioid crisis locally. That response includes educating parents and young students about the dangers of substance abuse says Dr Ken Nicely, superintendent for Roanoke County Public Schools:
UVA comes off a win while Virginia Tech tries to recover from the shocking loss to ODU and Liberty looks to snap a two game losing streak this weekend.
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A 21-year-old gay college student savagely beaten because of his orientation almost 20 years ago – and how that incident impacted local residents. “The Laramie Project” examines this real life incident at Jefferson Center this weekend. WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports:
The “Roanoke Valley Collective Response” is the latest effort to combine resources in the fight against opioid addiction in the region. WFIR’s Gene Marrano has the story:
The timing for Clean Valley Council’s Fall waterways cleanup this Saturday couldn’t have been better after all the recent heavy rain. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
Its been vacant for a decade and its “good bones” survived a fire and water damage since then. Now a landmark in northwest Roanoke will soon be a community center again as WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports: