WFIR News Express 1-9-24

A smalltime fisherman who died in 2017 has been linked to three cold-case homicides in Virginia from the 1980s, including two that were among a series of unsolved slayings of couples known as the “Colonial Parkway Murders,” Plans to bring a Wawa to the Daleville area of Botetourt County are up in the air after a vote by the county’s planning commission. Current Roanoke Vice Mayor Joe Cobb is planning to launch his Mayoral campaign during an event at the train station on South Jefferson Street Thursday night. Plans have been filed to bring a Starbucks to the former Norfolk Southern office tower in downtown Roanoke. The monetary ebbs and flows of tax season are upon us. A new home for the monthly TRIAD meetings debuts today with a 1-pm session focused on seniors and trauma - how to deal with it and how to avoid it. Its also a chance to learn about other available services.