Salem Pastor Threat, Kids & Phones Warning, Kaine Presses CDC | WFIR News Express – 9/18/25

In today’s WFIR News Express for Thursday, September 18th, 2025:

📱 Roanoke County Schools host a community forum on kids and smartphone dangers
🙏 A Salem pastor reports a credible threat ahead of a vigil for Charlie Kirk
💬 Senator Tim Kaine grills the former CDC director on Capitol Hill
🛬 Senators Kaine and Warner speak out on safety failures tied to the deadly DCA crash
🗳️ Two former GOP lawmakers endorse Democrat Abigail Spanberger for governor
🇺🇸 Winsome Earle-Sears to rally with Youngkin and Ramaswamy in Chesterfield
🎓 Mike Pence joins George Mason University as a professor
🏥 Advocates warn Trump’s VA cuts are driving longer clinic wait times
🏈 The Washington Commanders' RFK Stadium return clears final hurdle
💊 Roanoke Valley Collective Response highlights recovery efforts this September
🎬 Grandin Theatre screens local documentary on fighting the Mountain Valley Pipeline
👨‍🏫 Roanoke County Superintendent Ken Nicely announces retirement after 35 years
🚨 A motorcyclist dies in a crash on Melrose Avenue in Roanoke

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