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Fashionista Roanoke kicks off Fashion Week 2016 on Thursday, continuing the non-profit’s goal to provide charity through fashion. WFIR’s Starr Anderson has the details.
An event open to all but focused on making sure African-American women are doing their best to prevent or detect breast cancer early returns on Thursday night. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano on “Sisters Night Out”:
From Roanoke Police: Roanoke, Va.– Roanoke Police need your help identifying a man who touched two teenage girls in a non-sexual manner and began speaking with them on September 24, 2016 at Valley View Mall. The first incident was reported to police at 8:28 p.m. Officers collected video evidence of the suspect. Officers later learned of another incident that happened to a separate teenage girl a short time before officers were called to the mall. Officers spoke with the second girl who provided a similar account of what had occurred with her. She provided a description of the suspect. This incident also occurred at the mall. The suspect is described as a bald white male, large build, wearing a black polo shirt, blue jeans and white shoes. Officers have provided the attached photo to mall security and loss prevention personnel. Anyone who might recognize the suspect is encouraged to call the RPD tip line at 540-344-8500. Anonymous text messages can be sent to the number 274637 [Crimes]. Please start the text message with the keyword “RoanokePD:” to ensure that it’s properly sent.
Floyd-based golf blogger and author Neil Sagabeil (pictured) once interviewed Arnold Palmer for a book he wrote about the 1955 U.S. Open. Sagabeil says Palmer – who died at age 87 over the weekend – may have had the greatest impact on the game over the past 60 years. Sagabeil also says the duels between Palmer and Jack Nicklaus in the 1960’s pushed Nicklaus to become perhaps the top golf pro of all time.
The latest Christopher Newport University survey has good news in Virginia for Hillary Clinton – but negative numbers as well for both major party presidential candidates. More from WFIR’s Gene Marrano:
Much like it did with downtown, the City of Salem is holding a public visioning process to discuss the future of Thompson Memorial Drive. WFIR’s Starr Anderson has the details.
Speaking with Joey Self and Gene Marrano on the Roanoke Valley’s Morning News today WFIR political analyst Dr. Bob Denton (Virginia Tech communications department) weighed in on what’s at stake when Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump meet to debate tonight. WFIR will carry that debate live at 9-pm. Here is that interview:
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.