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A Roanoke Valley woman whose daughter teaches English in Japan and lives on the northeast coast says she has heard from her daughter and is relieved to know that she is okay. Della Gilliam says her daughter has an apartment right on the water, but was fortunate not to be home when today’s earthquake struck. She says Mary Margaret Gilliam was traveling on a bus when she felt the quake. She texted her mom: “There’s been a tsunami–I’m okay.” Gilliam says her 25-year-old daughter is in her second year living in Japan.
More veterans can now seek service-related disability benefits for things ranging from agent orange exposure to Parkinson’s Disease, and the Salem VA Medical Center is working to shorten the backlog of exams for those who do. News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones has the story.
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German Shepherds will be available for adoption Saturday at Roanoke Tractor Supply. News/Talk 960’s Timothy Martin reports.
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Downtown Roanoke is preparing for a very busy Saturday. As News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones reports, the Saint Patrick’s Day celebration is green in more ways than one.
The National Weather Service has canceled its earlier flood warning for points along the James River, including Buchanan in northern Botetourt County. Forecasters had expected more rain than actually fell, and river levels are no longer expected to reach flood stage on the James. As this case demonstrates, forecasting experts say it is difficult to be precise with river level predictions. More from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
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State Police say a US Army Sergeant from Colorado was at the wheel of a car that plowed at full speed into a large boulder that fell onto Interstate 77 Monday night in Carroll County. Police identify the driver as 31-year-old Su Wan Ko of Colorado Springs. (Photo at left courtesy Virginia State Police.)
A federal grant will help about 70 Roanoke area high school dropouts get their diplomas, earn a wage, and develop job skills. Details from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.
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Roanoke City Public Schools will be registering children for kindergarten and first grade Thursday and Friday, March 10 and 11 between 8:00 a.m. and 2:00 p.m. Parents should register at the school their children will be attending. They’ll need to bring a number of documents, including birth certificates, a report of a comprehensive physical examination for the child, immunization records and proof of residency. You can get more details by clicking on the link below, or calling 540-853-2816.
The commission that will recommend new congressional and legislative boundaries for Virginia is getting down to the mapwork, and it has just over three weeks to come up with a plan. The latest from News/Talk 960’s Evan Jones.