Roanoke teacher burnout concerns, school attendance changes, Virginia budget fight & airport expansion — Roanoke Valley’s Morning News 5/28/26

Congressman Griffith on D-Day and Remembering Lucille Hoback Boggess

Bedford’s National D-Day Memorial will mark the 82nd anniversary of D-Day Saturday, with this year’s remembrance also honoring a key advocate behind the memorial. WFIR’s Ian Price reports.

This is your Culture Calendar: – local events coming up this weekend and in the near future.

Something new at the Taubman Museum of Art - during this Friday's monthly Art By Night, when all the downtown galleries and the Taubman Museum are open late. "Murder Mystery at the Museum," a ticketed event from Jump Into Mystery. Yoga, music, wine tasting and good vibes this weekend during Yoga Venture at Wilderness Venture at Eagle Landing.  Blacksburg's Summer Arts Festival is free and kicks off this Friday night with the Domino Band on the Henderson Lawn at 6:30.

Hometown Heroes - two surviving local veterans of D-Day honored

2026 of course is the nation's 250th anniversary of its founding and in conjunction the US Department of Justice and US Attorney's Offices - like the Western District of Virginia based in Roanoke - are also honoring Hometown Heroes. Yesterday it was two surviving veterans of D-Day and World War 2, both 100-plus years old. More from WFIR's Gene Marrano:

Deputy Logan Utt suspect history, Bedford school fight, AI adoption surge & measles outbreak — Roanoke Valley’s Morning News 6/3/26

Today’s Roanoke Valley’s Morning News covers new details about the criminal history of the suspect charged in the killing of Carroll County Deputy Logan Utt, along with a growing dispute over the planned closure of Stewartsville Elementary in Bedford County. We also report on Montgomery County ranking among Virginia’s leaders in artificial intelligence adoption, the expanding measles outbreak in Buckingham County, and Senator Mark Warner’s criticism of a new intelligence appointment. Plus Roanoke business news as Fork in the Market changes ownership, summer travel tips from Virginia Tech experts, local weather, Salem baseball, the Stanley Cup Final, and more sports from across the Roanoke Valley and Virginia.

VT Marriage and Family Expert Shares Tips to Reduce Vacation Stress

Travel stress tends to bring out the worst in us, but one VT expert says it doesn’t have to. He has a few simple tips that could help your family skip the stress this Summer.