Ian Price
The Federal Communication Commission’s decision to end net neutrality has many looking at alternatives, such as municipal broadband networks like the Roanoke Valley Broadband Authority, but Roanoke’s most prominent private broadband provider says that won’t be necessary. More from WFIR’s Ian Price:
From Virginia State Police: BEDFORD CO, Va. – Virginia State Police Senior Trooper G. D. Musgrove is investigating a single vehicle crash which resulted in a fatality. The crash occurred at 2:30 a.m. (Dec 17) on Route 460, two tenths of a mile west of Route 897 in Bedford County.
A 1993 Chevrolet Suburban was traveling east on Route 460, when it ran off the left side of the roadway and overturned several times in the median.
The 1993 Chevrolet was driven by Mark Stephen Agee, 31, of Bedford, Va. Mr. Agee was wearing his seatbelt and died at the scene.
The crash remains under investigation.
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NORTH VERNON, Ind. (AP) — An Indiana man who pleaded guilty to charges for punching a man and woman demonstrating against a white nationalist protest in Virginia over the summer faces nearly a year in jail.
The Indianapolis Star reported on Friday that Dennis L. Mothersbaugh, of Vernon in southern Indiana, has been sentenced.
He was arrested in September after a warrant was issued on charges of misdemeanor assault and battery. Video surfaced on social media showing him marching with white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia, and punching a man and a woman protesting against them.
Mothersbaugh is accused of being with a group demonstrating against the scheduled removal of a Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee statue from a Charlottesville park.
A listed number for Mothersbaugh could not be located on Friday.
Looking to start your own business? A new website launched by Governor McAuliffe and U.S. Senator Mark Warner earlier this week aims to help entrepreneurs find capital in Virginia to make their dream a reality. WFIR’s Ian Price has more on VA4E:
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courtesy Roanoke Fire-EMS
22 firefighters are now working in Roanoke County and the cities of Roanoke and Salem after they walked across the stage yesterday for graduation. WFIR’s Ian Price has more on a change in leadership for the next academy and a recruit that “ruined the curve”:
Photo: Del. Nick Rush Facebook page
Nick Rush has been a member of the Virginia House of Delegates since early 2012 representing the 7th district, which consists of Floyd County as well as parts of both Montgomery and Pulaski counties. In 2018, Del. Rush will take on the role of Republican Majority Whip. He joined The Roanoke Valley’s Morning News Host Joey Self and WFIR Anchor/Reporter Ian Price today live by phone: