Hotel Roanoke Casino Allegations, $3B Appomattox Data Center, VT Bed Bug Mutation Discovery | Roanoke Valley's Morning News -- October 5, 2026

WFIR News Express · Oct 5, 2026 · 13m

Miss the morning broadcast? Catch up on the top stories impacting the Roanoke Valley and the Commonwealth of Virginia for Monday, October 5, 2026. In this episode of Roanoke Valley's Morning News, hosts Joey Self and Ian Price cover accusations surrounding the sale of the Hotel Roanoke Conference Center, a $3 billion data center project breaking ground in Appomattox County, new retail tenants coming to Southwest Roanoke County, and groundbreaking bed bug research at Virginia Tech. Local & Regional HeadlinesHotel Roanoke Casino Allegations: Former Roanoke Mayor David Bowers accused City…