Ian Price
Virginia Western Community College will host its 10th annual Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics, and Healthcare Summit and Employment fair tomorrow. WFIR’s Ian Price has details:
From Advance Auto Parts: ROANOKE, Va., October 5, 2016 – Advance Auto Parts, Inc. (NYSE: AAP), a leading automotive aftermarket parts provider in North America, serving both professional installer and do-it-yourself customers, today announced it has appointed Thomas (Tom) Okray as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer, effective October 31, 2016. As part of the previously announced orderly transition, Mr. Okray will succeed Mike Norona, who will remain with the Company in an advisory role until the end of the year.
U.S. Senator Tim Kaine went on the offensive last night at Longwood University challenging Indiana Governor Mike Pence on a list of controversial statements made by Donald Trump. WFIR’s Ian Price has details on the one and only vice presidential debate:
Police are investigating a string of burglaries in south Roanoke County. Officials say the burglaries occurred at about 10 residents since the beginning of August. They all happened while a majority of people are at work or school. Jewelry is the most commonly reported stolen item. A white Ford box van – similar to a refrigeration truck – with no writing or logos is a vehicle of interest in the case. Police ask that you report any suspicious vehicles or persons.
Continue reading for the press release from Roanoke County
From Wason Center: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – In the first statewide survey of likely Virginia voters since the Sept. 27 presidential debate, Democrat Hillary Clinton has slightly increased her lead over Republican Donald Trump, according to a tracking survey released Monday by the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University. Clinton now holds a 7-point advantage in Virginia (42-35 percent).
Roanoke County approved its participation yesterday in the process of buying 106 acres of residential land near I-81 and I-581 for future industrial development. WFIR’s Ian Price has details:
From Wason Center: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Hillary Clinton’s strong lead in Virginia over Donald Trump appears to be rooted solidly in voters’ opinions that she is more qualified to be president than Trump on temperament, experience, and key issues, including military and foreign policy issues, according to a survey released Wednesday by the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University.
Twice as many voters, 58-28 percent, say that Clinton, not Trump, has the right temperament to be president, and twice as many (60-26 percent) say that she, not Trump, has the right experience. By a close margin, voters say that Trump is more trustworthy and honest than Clinton, 35-32 percent.
From the Franklin County Sheriff’s Office: The suspect who allegedly robbed the American National Bank at Westlake Towne Center on Aug. 23 has been arrested in Glynn County, Ga., where he is charged with attempted robbery and attempted carjacking at knifepoint.
Zachary Ray Miller, 27, of Newark, Del., was arrested with two other white males near Savannah, Ga., on Aug. 26, according to Franklin County Sheriff Bill Overton.
Investigator Tim Taylor traveled to Georgia last week to gather evidence, including fingerprints and DNA, to compare with evidence collected at the bank after the Westlake robbery and on an orange collared shirt found discarded in a dumpster behind Kroger, Overton said. Investigators have determined that the suspect had been shopping at the Westlake Kroger just before the robbery, where he was captured on video, Overton added.
From Christopher Newport University: NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – With the candidates and voters poised for the first presidential debate tonight, Democrat Hillary Clinton leads Republican Donald Trump in Virginia, according to a new survey of likely voters by the Wason Center for Public Policy at Christopher Newport University. But Libertarian nominee Gary Johnson is winning support, especially among Millennial voters.
In a head-to-head contest, voters prefer Clinton, 48-38 percent. But among all five candidates who will be on the Nov. 8 ballot, the tally is Clinton 39, Trump 33 and Johnson 15. Green Party nominee Jill Stein and independent Evan McMullin each take 3 percent. The margin of error is +/-3.9 percent.
From Virginia State Police: FLOYD, Va. – A Floyd County Sheriff’s Investigator has been released from the hospital Sunday after being shot by a Floyd County resident during a domestic incident Saturday evening (Sept. 24). Investigator R. Stanley was being treated for serious, but non-life threatening injuries, at Roanoke Memorial Hospital.
At approximately 8:30 p.m., Saturday, the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office responded to a 911 call for a domestic disturbance in the 2500 block of Ridgeview Road in Floyd County.
When deputies arrived at the residence, they encountered David J. Annarelli, 41, of Floyd County, armed with a shotgun and standing on the rear porch of the residence. As the deputies made repeated demands for Annarelli to drop the shotgun, Investigator Stanley arrived at the scene. Annarelli aimed at the sheriff’s investigator and shot at him multiple times. Investigator Stanley returned fire.