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Governor Spanberger in Roanoke at Higher Education Center to sign workforce development bills into law
3+ hour ago (131+ words) WFIR News Governor Abigail Spanberger was in Roanoke today at the Higher Education Center to sign several new bills into law. The centerpiece is a workforce development package that expands apprenticeship access for high school students, increases the number of…...
Roanoke Fashion Week Returns
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (218+ words) Roanoke Fashion Week is back for its seventh year, and organizers say this year's events are unlike any others. This week, designers, models, and business owners from across the Valley are teaming up again to pull off four new style…...
Gov. Spanberger's proposed amendments to the Affordable Medicine Act could be costly for Virginians
1+ week, 4+ day ago (308+ words) The Affordable Medicine Act was passed by the General Assembly earlier this year, with sweeping bipartisan approval in The post Gov. Spanberger's proposed amendments to the Affordable Medicine Act could be costly for Virginians first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM…...
Blue Ridge Marathon, Down by Downtown music fest preview
1+ week, 5+ day ago (127+ words) Its back this weekend for a 17th year " America's Toughest Road Races, including the Foot Levelers Blue The post Blue Ridge Marathon, Down by Downtown music fest preview first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107. 3 WFIR. Its back this weekend for…...
Coffee truck owner frustrated with code enforcement in Roanoke City
1+ mon, 5+ hour ago (183+ words) A Roanoke City coffee truck operator says residents should petition city council members if they are upset over The post Coffee truck owner frustrated with code enforcement in Roanoke City first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107. 3 WFIR. A Roanoke…...
State Republican lawmakers call for temporary suspension of Commonwealth's gas tax
1+ mon, 7+ hour ago (271+ words) Today, House and Senate Republicans urged Democratic budget writers to provide relief to hard working Virginia families by suspending the state's motor fuels tax. "Gas prices are rising quickly, and it's hurting Virginia families," said House Republican Leader Terry Kilgore....
Lishy's Gift carries on in her memory by bringing comfort to other young adults battling cancer
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (284+ words) She was 22, full of life and looking forward to the future. Then a rare form of leukemia The post Lishy's Gift carries on in her memory by bringing comfort to other young adults battling cancer first appeared on News/Talk…...
Daisy Art Parade, there's still time to become a participant or volunteer
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (393+ words) The fourth annual Daisy Art Parade is part of an all-day art celebration." As WFIR's Denise Allen Membreno reports a carnival is part of the celebration. Each year the Daisy Art Parade has traversed a different area of the city....
9 to 5 opens at MMT, two more plays coming to the area next week and the RSO presents Shostakovich's Fifth - A Symphony of Change
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (185+ words) From the WFIR News room this is your "culture calendar," Sponsored by the Roanoke Cultural Endowment " see The post 9 to 5 opens at MMT, two more plays coming to the area next week and the RSO presents Shostakovich's Fifth " A Symphony…...
Measles outbreaks across country includes a handful in Virginia so far this year
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (148+ words) 2025 represented the nation's worst year for a measles outbreak in more 34 years, with 2000-plus confirmed cases and 3 deaths - a majority were unvaccinated, many involved children. More than 120 cases of measles reported in South Carolina to date, 400-plus infected along the…...