Jamison Ave Homicide • Downtown Roanoke Shooting Arrests • Carilion Kidney Transplants Coming

In today’s WFIR News Express (5/9/25): Roanoke Police are investigating a deadly overnight shooting on Jamison Avenue SE, and five suspects have now been arrested following last weekend’s downtown shooting that injured three people. A Bedford man is facing serious child sex crime charges, and Carilion Clinic has received state approval to establish a kidney transplant program—the first of its kind in Southwest Virginia.We also cover U.S. Senator Mark Warner’s renewed push for a housing bill to help rehabilitate blighted homes, the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, and new developments in Pulaski’s conflict-of-interest case. Plus: Roanoke’s meals tax hike heads to a vote Monday, the Street Performer Expo brings international talent downtown, and pancakes, seniors, and a new bank branch round out this packed Thursday.