Gene Marrano

No RealID or other valid identification according to TSA? Prepare to pony up $45 per trip as of February 1 at the airport Airport security

No RealID or other valid identification according to TSA? Prepare to pony up $45 per trip as of February 1 at the airport

Gene Marrano January 14, 2026

Don’t have a RealID drivers license, a valid passport or military ID – and you are planning...

Writer’s conference this weekend, 2026 Attic Productions season features 8 plays,

Gene Marrano January 14, 2026

From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar – With a look at some of...

Flu cases peaked locally around Christmas Flu Season

Flu cases peaked locally around Christmas

Gene Marrano January 7, 2026

With CDC data revealing that visits to the doctor’s office for flu-like symptoms have reached a 30...

The Exchange debuts with Grace Potter, a new exhibit at Gallery 360 and the Roanoke Regional Writers Conference

Gene Marrano January 7, 2026

From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar – With a look at some of...

ROA traveler numbers up; executive director on future airport expansion plans Roanoke Blacksburg Airport

ROA traveler numbers up; executive director on future airport expansion plans

Gene Marrano January 5, 2026

A record 760,000 passengers in 2024, and projected 2025 totals that will “blow those numbers out of...

Virginia’s Democratic U.S. Senators criticize capture of Maduro 1 tim kaine feat

Virginia’s Democratic U.S. Senators criticize capture of Maduro

Gene Marrano January 3, 2026

Virginia’s two U.S. Senators are sharply criticizing President Donald Trump’s military action in Venezuela, with Tim Kaine...

Rep. Cline issues statement of support for capture of Maduro Ben Cline

Rep. Cline issues statement of support for capture of Maduro

Gene Marrano January 3, 2026

Today, Rep. Ben Cline (VA-06) issued the following statement after the successful capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas...

Local fitness studios and gyms often see a spike in membership every January YMCA Tanglewood#2 submitted

Local fitness studios and gyms often see a spike in membership every January

Gene Marrano January 2, 2026

Is this the year you *promise* to tone up and lose a few pounds? The New Year...

AAA wants Virginians to celebrate wisely – and have a plan for NYE drunk driving impaired

AAA wants Virginians to celebrate wisely – and have a plan for NYE

Gene Marrano December 31, 2025

Triple-A wants Virginians to celebrate the New Year safely – and offers some sobering statistics about what...

Blue Ridge Literacy and its students faced challenges in 2025 with shifting immigration guidelines

Gene Marrano December 31, 2025

Blue Ridge Literacy was founded in 1985 to strengthen those skills for adults in western Virginia. Over...

The Exchange opens with Grace Potter on NYE, last month for Taubman ticketed exhibition in January

Gene Marrano December 31, 2025

From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar – With a look at some of...

Roanoker’s latest novel is a collaboration with his grandaughter Teen Spies

Roanoker’s latest novel is a collaboration with his grandaughter

Gene Marrano December 26, 2025

The novels of historical fiction of author Jim Sargent has spoken about with us over the years...

Harrison Museum in soft opening mode, Taubman’s big NYE bash and still time to check out Deck the Doors at History Museum

Gene Marrano December 24, 2025

From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar – With a look at some of...

Salem RidgeYaks GM is a Hall of Famer

Gene Marrano December 24, 2025

The Salem RidgeYaks General Manager is being inducted into the Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame – and...

Rescue Mission of Roanoke gets ready for Christmas feast WFIR-Non-Profits

Rescue Mission of Roanoke gets ready for Christmas feast

Gene Marrano December 24, 2025

The Rescue Mission of Roanoke is preparing to extend a little Christmas cheer tomorrow to those experiencing...