Dec 30, 2024 · Believe it or not...it's time to start talking baseball. Earlier this month the Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame announced its class of 2025. WFIR's Denise Allen Membreno has more on the Hall of Fame's hot stove banquet and induction ceremony. The Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame's banquet and Hall of Fame induction ceremony has become

Dec 26, 2024 · From the WFIR News room this is your Culture Calendar - With a look at some of the local events coming up this weekend and in the near future. Sponsored by the Roanoke Cultural Endowment. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Dec 24, 2024 · The new executive director just announced at the Harrison Museum of African American Culture won't start officially until January 1st, but E.B. Smith already is envisioning what the relocation to Melrose Plaza from Center in the Square sometime in 2025 might look like. Smith's work with the H.C. Smith consulting group often involved clients from

Posted 9 AM 1/7/25 — ROANOKE, Va. (WFIR) – Appalachian Power crews are braving bitter cold and icy roads Tuesday as they work to restore electricity to approximately 75,600 customers left without power by Winter Storm Blair. Additional outages occurred overnight as accumulating ice brought down tree limbs onto power lines. As of 9 a.m., Virginia has the highest number of outages, with ...

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Dec 30, 2024 · Salem Police have arrested a Roanoke man in connection with a death that occurred Saturday night. Jeremy Christopher Williams, 30, has been charged with Second Degree Murder after the truck he was driving hit and killed a female acquaintance in the 1800 block of West Main Street. The 911 Communications Center received a call for

As of 5:15 this evening 11/8 Vice Mayor Joe Cobb now leads former Roanoke Mayor David Bowers in the mayoral election by 46 votes: 14,897 to 14,851, according to the Virginia Board of Elections. (message from Joe Cobb) As of this evening’s voter registrar update in the mayoral election, we are currently leading the unofficial vote

Sep 29, 2024 · Acquired Through MGN Online on 09/27/2024. From The American Red Cross – Western North Carolina was hit extremely hard by Helene. Search and rescue operations remain underway, and supplies are being flown in by air to small mountain towns that are cut off from everything by conditions like these downed trees in the …

Dec 30, 2024 · WASHINGTON — Former President Jimmy Carter, who served as the 39th president of the United States from 1977 to 1981, has died at the age of 100. Carter’s legacy as a public servant, humanitarian, and global leader drew tributes from leaders across the nation, including Virginia’s two U.S. senators. Carter, born in Plains, Georgia, rose