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. Saying Congress has “done nothing on any guardrails” on social media and technology - Virginia’s Senior U.S. Senator warns that several countries are planning to interfere in the 2024 elections. One of those who has proposed to redevelop the former Holdren's Country Store property in Vinton - at one time a 19th-century grain mill - says they will be ready to move forward once agreements signed this afternoon at a special Town Council meeting are completed. One major project has a mission of restoration to create a ripple effect across all of Roanoke. As his second week in office comes to a close, Roanoke’s new chief of police is discussing areas of the department that need to be addressed.