ICE Case Delayed, Roanoke Upgrades Approved, Corpse Plant Blooms, AstraZeneca Expands Into Virginia
On this Tuesday, July 22 edition of WFIR News Express:Cristian Romo Bermejo, the Virginia Tech student in ICE custody, won’t appear in court until October.Roanoke City Council approves a $25 million bond for infrastructure upgrades, funded partially by meal tax revenue.The Roanoke Logperch, once endangered, is officially removed from the federal list thanks to local conservation efforts.AstraZeneca selects Virginia for its largest single manufacturing investment in company history.The city celebrates 35 years of the Americans with Disabilities Act with new accessibility updates and a call for…
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