Roanoke Nonprofits at “Tipping Point” • Foster Care Advocates Needed • ‘Outsiders’ Star Visits Grandin Theatre

WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports that United Way of Virginia’s Blue Ridge is warning of a funding crisis for Roanoke nonprofitsWFIR’s Clark Palmer spotlights the urgent need for volunteer advocates to support Virginia foster children through CASAWFIR’s Denise Allen Membreno shares why actor C. Thomas Howell is visiting the Grandin Theatre this week to celebrate The OutsidersVirginia State Police seize over $1.3 million in drugs during a weeklong operationA Roanoke man is charged with possession of child pornographyA beloved cat dies and several residents are displaced in a SW Roanoke apartment fireA Humvee crash in Dinwiddie sends two people to the hospital with life-threatening injuriesWashington Park Pool officially opens in Roanoke CityA Revolutionary War hero from Salem finally gets recognition at a new museum exhibitA stolen truck investigation spans Bedford to Roanoke CountyMill Mountain Zoo launches a Sloth Naming Contest to welcome its newest resident