Rob Ruthenberg
Giving Tuesday is today and that means that you have a chance to help your favorite organization. WFIR’s Rob Ruthenberg has this report
Feeding Southwest Virginia is just one of the many programs that are taking part in this day of fundraising. President and CEO Pamela Irvine talks about the unique matching challenge where the board of directors with double your donation up to 75 thousand dollars. WFIR’s Rob Ruthenberg has this
To honor their employees and the community, Botetourt County is launching a new initiative called e3 which stands for Encourage – Empower – Energize. This is in response to the last 20 months and the toll it has taken on folks.
After a summer plagued with extreme weather events ranging from dangerous heat waves – intense hurricanes – floods – and raging wildfires that cost Americans billions of dollars in damages. Mandy Warner – Director of Climate & Clean Air Policy with the Environmental Defense Fund talks about the benefits of the new Build Back Better act.
Quote Wizard – a subsidiary of Lending Tree – ranked all 50 states with 1 being the worst 50 being the best for overall road infrastructure. Rankings are based on a composite score of the percentage of non-acceptable roads – and bridges that are considered structurally deficient.
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The Virginia Department of Health has announced a partnership with 18 library systems across the commonwealth to distribute COVID-19 rapid antigen at-home test kits at no cost…. WFIR’s Rob Ruthenberg has more
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Because of Covid – some sponsorships for Go Fest were not available due to a couple of factors. Many brands dissolved their event staffs and budgets – some went out of business – others had issues getting products to sell. This left organizers with less money to fund the event so they came up with a solution to have it Downtown. Patrick Boas – Recreation Manager for Roanoke City Parks and Rec points out that because of existing infrastructure – this made putting on the event more cost-effective.
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Roanoke Virginia made it in the rankings of the best small cities in America to live in. In a survey of over two thousand cities nationwide with a population of under one hundred thousand – several factors were taken into account like cost of living – Job opportunities – crime and safety and nightlife. Jill Gonzalez – an analyst with Wallet Hub also points out that the survey catered to those wanting to raise a family outside major urban areas.
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