Ian Price
Rock band Metallica is headed to Blacksburg, performing at Lane Stadium on May 7, 2025. The concert will celebrate 25 years since Virginia Tech first used Metallica’s song “Enter Sandman” as the Hokies’ football anthem. Pantera and Suicidal Tendencies will open for Metallica as part of their M72 World Tour. Special student tickets will be available, with general sales starting September 27.
All Salem City schools went into secure mode this morning as police searched for a suspect who committed a crime in Roanoke County. The lockdown started around 9:30 a.m. and will stay in place until authorities deem the area safe. Salem City Police, alongside Roanoke County Police, are searching with support from state and Roanoke City officers. The investigation is focused near Mountain Avenue in Salem, but police have not released details about the crime.
Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge is hosting the Mid-Atlantic Tourism and Public Relations Alliance Media Marketplace this week. WFIR’s Ian Price has details.
A fundraising campaign to save local investigative journalism comes as the print/digital news landscape continues to evolve. The Roanoke Rambler is mostly a one-man operation except for the occasional grant that allows Henri Gendreau to bring in some help. He spoke to WFIR about how your news reading options could be greatly affected without outlets like the Rambler.
You do not have to RUN to fight Breast Cancer with an event debuting in Vinton. WFIR’s Ian Price has more.
Tonight’s moon is usually only seen every 10 years – however, it is the 2nd time in as many years NASA determined that the moon had met the criteria for this seemingly rare event. The full moon will be a blue supermoon, a celestial occurrence that combines two events: a supermoon, which is when the moon is closest to the Earth; and a blue moon, the third of four full moons in a single season.
A local festival is highlighting up-and-coming comedians with four nights of fun. WFIR’s Emma Thomas has that story: