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Pinpoint Weather: Warm today with showers and storms
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Showers and storms are possible today with the Storm Prediction Center putting areas along and south of 460 in the Marginal risk category, which is the lowest. The greatest through would come from damaging wind and periods of heavy rainfall. The precipitation will move through...
Carilion CEO Nancy Howell Agee to Retire
Nancy Howell Agee, who led Carilion through more than a decade of transformative change, will step down as CEO Sept. 30. Steve Arner, who was promoted to president in May 2023, will succeed Agee and become president and CEO Oct. 1. The leadership transition comes after Agee’s long and distinguished career at Carilion, beginning as […]
Hollins Announces the Addition of Flag Football
Roanoke, Va. – Hollins University Director of Athletics Chris Kilcoyne has announced the addition of Flag Football to the university's offering of intercollegiate sports. Kilcoyne announced plans to hire a head coach and play a limited club schedule in the Spring of 2025. Flag Football will be part of an overarching student wellness program that will also include new intramural and club sport opportunities on campus.
RPD says two injured, multiple arrested after shooting on 16th Street in Roanoke
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Roanoke Police have made multiple arrests after an early morning shooting that occurred on 16th Street on July 17. RPD says officers responded to the 500 block of 16th Street NW around 5:29 a.m. after being notified that two people had been shot. On...
Whooping Cough creeping its way through Roanoke again
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The highly contagious illness known as Pertussis (Whooping Cough) is present in Roanoke. Although the symptoms are milder in older children and adults, the same thing can’t be said about younger children, and as they get ready to go back to school, it is encouraged they get immunized before it can potentially spread through the hallways.
What They Are Saying: State and National Leaders Praise Cell Phone-Free Education
RICHMOND, VA (VR) – Governor Glenn Youngkin issued Executive Order 33, which directs the Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) to draft guidance for public school divisions to adopt local policies and procedures establishing cell phone-free education. Leaders across the Commonwealth and the nation reacted to the continued commitment towards protecting the health and safety of Virginia’s […] The post What They Are Saying: State and National Leaders Praise Cell Phone-Free Education appeared first on The Virginian Review.
Virginia legislators, parents celebrate hundreds of millions in funding to avoid child care cliff
This story was reported and written by Radio IQ. During the COVID-19 pandemic the federal government gave Virginia millions to support child care improvements and help get parents back to work. That money has dried up. But parents and kids are celebrating the solution the state approved this year. The...
‘Coach Jen’ breaks barriers with Aces
Jen Hammond, the Aces’ associate coach and catching specialist, has become one of the hardest working baseball coaches in Northern Virginia. Yes, you heard that right: baseball. Her expertise has helped to develop the women’s baseball movement in the region, but also assisted the Aces, who have caught fire,...
Men’s Swimming Sweeps VaSID Major Awards, Garners 20 All-State Citations
FERRUM, Va. - The Washington and Lee University men's swimming team swept the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) major awards, earning 20 All-State citations, including 14 first-team selections. Rising junior Dalton Jobe was named the Commonwealth's Swimmer of the Year, also earning first-team All-State honors in free distance, free sprint,...
Man Admits to Tracking Drivers, Programming Keys, Stealing and Reselling Vehicles
A New Jersey man has admitted to orchestrating a multistate car theft and fraud ring that involved tracking drivers, programming keys, stealing their cars, and reselling their vehicles. U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger said that Warren Guerrier pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge William J. Martini in Newark federal court...
Martinsville teacher publishes book highlighting historic, untold stories of Patrick County
MARTINSVILLE, Va. – A Martinsville Middle School history teacher is sharing the untold stories of Patrick County in her newly published book, “Patrick Pioneers Part One.”. Beverly Belcher Woody spent three years writing the book. But her fascination with history came long before that. “I have always loved...
Hokies New Uniforms Get Rave Reviews, ACC Schools to Big 12 Rumors, CFB 25 Release | Two Deep
Clark Ruhland joins Pete and Sam to discuss the release and reception of Virginia Tech's new football uniforms. With so much anticipation, it was going to be hard for the new threads to live up to the hype, right? Well they did just that! The boys dive deep into every detail of the unis before turning their attention to some other fun topics, including the reason for the "leak" - College Football 25.
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