WFIR News Express 3-1-24

A Campbell County preschool went into lockdown yesterday after receiving a threatening phone call. Charges are pending against a William Byrd High School student after a weapon was found inside a car yesterday. Residents against plans to develop Evans Spring are calling on Roanoke City leaders to do what is best for the community and environment. The Poff federal building in downtown Roanoke on Franklin Road could soon have a new name if the US House of Representatives follows the lead of their colleagues in the Senate - and it would honor a hometown hero. Roses Grow With Love: Trilogy Weekend Event Series begins today. It is part of a celebration of a collaboration with the “Hmble Hstle’s” clothing brand and Virginia Tourism Corporation, which allowed Virginia is For Lovers to be on the Roanoke company’s clothes.