🚨 Roanoke Teen Slashed, DEI Rollbacks at Virginia Tech & Roanoke City Webpages, New Electric Buses Arrive 🚌⚡📉
On today’s WFIR News Express, we cover major headlines shaping Roanoke and surrounding areas:A 15-year-old runner slashed in Roanoke — a suspect is behind barsDEI policies rolled back at Virginia Tech and scrubbed from Roanoke City webpagesNew electric buses hit Roanoke roads as Valley Metro celebrates 50 yearsSenators Warner and Kaine press for answers on a national security group chat mishap$30M expansion in Botetourt County brings 270 new jobsAnd a closer look at the debate surrounding DEI, defense protocols, and economic development in Southwest Virginia🎧 Catch up in under 10 minutes with…
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