Roanoke shooting in Eureka Park, Salem Navy veteran jailed in Russia draws congressman response, and Iran war funding debate — WFIR News Express 3/20/26
On this Friday, March 20, 2026 edition of WFIR News Express, Roanoke Police are investigating a shooting in the Eureka Park area after a man was found with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound on Orange Avenue NW, with evidence located nearby on 14th Street. We also have new developments in the case of a Salem Navy veteran imprisoned in Russia, as Congressman Ben Cline and Virginia senators push for his designation as wrongfully detained while his family launches a petition for his release.At the national level, the Pentagon is requesting an additional $200 billion to continue the war in…
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