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WFIR News Express
This podcast brings you daily Roanoke Valley and Virginia news in a quick format. Listen to the news on your schedule!
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- WFIR News Express
WFIR News Express 12-14-23
Two students at Liberty High School in Bedford County received medical attention after they consumed a substance believed to be THC. This comes after 7…
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WFIR News Express 12-13-23
Amherst County Sheriff’s deputies say five students at Central Elementary School were hospitalized after they consumed gummy bears that tested positive for…
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WFIR News Express 12-11-23
A person associated with Craig County Public Schools has been charged with crimes involving a minor. One of Virginia's top elected officials says Israel is…
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WFIR News Express 12-6-23
We are learning more about the suspect who allegedly shot a Roanoke City Police officer during an incident over the weekend. Roanoke City Public School…
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WFIR News Express 12-4-2023
A Roanoke City Police officer shot during an incident yesterday at Melrose Towers in the Northwest part of the city is out of surgery but is still in critical…
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WFIR News Express 12-01-23
The chemical company blamed for contaminating parts of the Roanoke River with a so called forever chemical is set to pay at least 9 point 5 million dollars for…
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WFIR News Express 11-30-23
The Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce held its 32nd annual Pre-session Legislative Meeting and Breakfast yesterday at the Salem Civic Center. One of those…
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WFIR News Express 11-29-23
A person suffered non-life-threatening injuries and was taken into custody following reports of a shooting at Christopher Newport University early yesterday…
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WFIR News Express 11-28-23
According to the latest update from the US Forest Service, the Matts Creek Wildfire in Bedford County is 100 percent contained. State Education officials were…
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WFIR News Express 11-27-23
The Matts Creek wildfire in Bedford County is 93 percent contained, according to the latest update from the US Forest Service. Some guests at Hotel Roanoke say…
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WFIR News Express 11-24-23
Roanoke City Police responded to reports of an active shooter yesterday morning at Hotel Roanoke. Authorities determined the call was a hoax. A Northern…
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WFIR News Express 11-21-2023
Officials with the US Forest Service say the ongoing Matt’s Creek wildfire in Bedford County now covers close to 11 thousand acres and is 33 percent contained…
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WFIR News Express 11-20-23
Firefighters are continuing to battle the Matt’s Creek wildfire which is causing some hazardous health conditions.
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WFIR News Express 11-16-23
Prosecutors say a California man, who supplied as many as 30,000 pressed fentanyl pills a week to individuals who shipped the pills to Southwest Virginia, pled…
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WFIR News Express 11-15-23
Bedford County School officials say Big Island Elementary School will be closed today due to air quality concerns related to the ongoing Matts Creek wildfire…
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WFIR News Express 11-14-2023
The father of Blacksburg High School student Croney Monk III, who reported shot and killed his ex-girlfriend Serenity Hawley last week inside a parking garage…
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WFIR News Express 11-10-23
With increased fire danger in western North Carolina and southwest Virginia, the Blue Ridge Parkway is temporarily banning backcountry campfires effective…
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WFIR News Express 11-9-23
The surprise General Assembly sweep of both chambers on Tuesday night by the Democrats - despite the tireless efforts of Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin as…
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WFIR News Express 11-8-2023
As Democrats prepare to take full control of the General Assembly, the man who could become the next speaker in the House of Delegates says his party has the…
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WFIR News Express 11-6-23
Governor Youngkin is defending his party’s stance on abortion ahead of tomorrow’s legislative elections. In Washington DC, both parties and both chambers of…
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WFIR News Express 11-3-23
Progress is being made towards fully funding the federal government but Virginia's junior Democratic US Senator says there is still a ways to go, with more…
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WFIR News Express 11-2-23
Around 100 people attended a pro-Palestinian rally in Downtown Roanoke at Henrietta Lacks Plaza. Roanoke City leaders say a report that examined the city’s…
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11-1-23 WFIR News Express
We have an update regarding the ongoing wildfire in Pulaski County Prominent Virginians from both political parties have joined forces in efforts to allow…
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WFIR News Express 10-30-23
Glenn Youngkin’s administration has identified nearly 3,400 voters who were improperly removed from the state’s rolls due to probation violations - a greater…
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10-27-23 WFIR News Express
Officials with the VDH say a survey released shortly after the recent Blue Ridge Rock Festival received more than 3,000 responses and about 41% of those…
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WFIR News Express 10-26-23
A former Virginia Congressman says the election of a new Speaker of the House shows extremists have taken over the Republican party. A man arrested at a…