SALEM, Va. – Roanoke College has partnered with New River Community College (NRCC) to expand the Rapid Maroons The post Roanoke College & NRCC partner to expand Rapid Maroons transfer program first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC
Virginia’s Senior Us Senator is reacting to an American Airlines jet colliding with a Blackhawk helicopter, during what The post Passenger jet with 64 aboard collides with Army helicopter while landing at Reagan Airport near DC first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
UPDATE: Trump links DEI to Reagan Airport crash; Griffith, Warner, Kaine react
WASHINGTON (WFIR) — The mid-air collision between an American Airlines passenger jet and a U.S. Army Black Hawk The post UPDATE: Trump links DEI to Reagan Airport crash; Griffith, Warner, Kaine react first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Roanoke Blacksburg Regional Airport to add a new nonstop destination
The Roanoke Blacksburg Regional Airport is adding a new nonstop destination in February. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno The post Roanoke Blacksburg Regional Airport to add a new nonstop destination first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Lewis-Gale and HCA announce United Way grant to support healthcare programs
Lewis-Gale Medical Center and its parent company HCA has announced a $25,000 grant to United Way of Virginia’s The post Lewis-Gale and HCA announce United Way grant to support healthcare programs first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Taubman Museum teams up with ROA for airport art
The Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport ground floor terminal and hallways on the second floor are looking a bit more The post Taubman Museum teams up with ROA for airport art first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Roanoke College’s biennial juried exhibition of regional artists, Meet the Artist at PBS
From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar – With a look at some of the The post Roanoke College’s biennial juried exhibition of regional artists, Meet the Artist at PBS first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
History, nature and other topics of interest…It’s time for the SML State Park Winter Lecture Series
The Smith Mountain Lake State Park is open even during the winter months. And when there is a The post History, nature and other topics of interest…It’s time for the SML State Park Winter Lecture Series first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Huddle up Moms is launching the area’s first certified diaper bank
A local nonprofit is creating the region’s first certified diaper bank. As WFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno reports 1 The post Huddle up Moms is launching the area’s first certified diaper bank first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading
Soup for Seniors food drive officially begins tomorrow
The Local Office on Aging officially kicks off the annual “Soup for Seniors” food drive tomorrow – looking The post Soup for Seniors food drive officially begins tomorrow first appeared on News/Talk 960-AM & FM-107.3 WFIR.… Continue Reading