VDOT gets ready for winter storm

The Virginia Department of Transportation Sunday was getting ready for another winter storm.  VDOT’s Salem District said equipment was prepared and employees were ready to ...

Roanoke Valley now part of “High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas” program...

The Roanoke Valley is now part of the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program...looking to target big time drug dealers through a joint task force ...

UPDATE: Cooking fire cited as cause of Roanoke apartment fire that displace...

UPDATE:  Roanoke fire officials say last night’s blaze at the Valley View Village apartments was caused by a kitchen grease fire, and the dollar loss ...

CHIP FIT program receives a shot in the arm

A ten-thousand dollar grant awarded to CHIP - The Childhood Investment Partnership of the Roanoke Valley - will be used for a program designed to ...

Greeenbrier owner: NFL team’s training camp move to WV should bring more en...

The owner of The Greenbrier says an NFL team's decision to hold its training camp at the West Virginia resort should bring more energy and ...

Va. gov grants clemency for inmate who has cancer

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Gov. Terry McAuliffe has granted a medical clemency for an inmate who has terminal cancer. Media outlets report that 35-year-old Jason ...

Va. seeks to smooth way for offshore wind energy

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia is proposing the development of wind turbines 24 miles off the coast to smooth the way for the development of ...

Retail group urges youth e-cigarette ban

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A retail industry group is encouraging convenience stores and gas stations nationwide not to sell electronic cigarettes to minors. According to ...

Va. educators seek increased teacher funding

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia educators are calling in state leaders to use the upcoming special session to address funding for public schools. Virginia Education ...

Greenbrier Resort to host New Orleans Saints training camp

From the Greenbrier Resort: THE GREENBRIER TO HOST THE 2014 TRAINING CAMP FOR THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS White Sulphur Springs, WV - March 13, 2014:  The ...

Store holdup leads to police chase, arrest of Bedford Co. man

A Bedford County man faces charges that include robbery, abduction and eluding police after a convenience store holdup late last night in Botetourt County near ...

Apco: repair crews at work through the night, but some repairs had to await...

It's been a busy night for Appalachian Power crews, and there is still plenty of work ahead.  The utility says its own personnel and contract ...

State agencies launch veterans jobs program

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Two state agencies have formally joined forces to run a program that helps match Virginia veterans with employers. It's called the ...

Former assistant AG seeks reinstatement of suit

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A former assistant attorney general is appealing the dismissal of her lawsuit claiming she was improperly fired after being accused of ...

Republicans confident on Va. Medicaid fight

COLONIAL HEIGHTS, Va. (AP) _ Virginia House Republican leaders say the momentum is in their favor in the current battle with Gov. Terry McAuliffe and ...

Md. Senate President: Leave name change up to Redskins

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) _ Maryland's Senate president says the state government shouldn't push the Washington Redskins to change their name. Two delegates have proposed a ...

VMI seeking descendants of cadets from 1864 battle

NEW MARKET, Va. (AP) _ Virginia Military Institute is seeking descendants of cadets who fought at the Civil War Battle of New Market. The 150th ...

New locomotive joins Norfolk Southern fleet

NORFOLK, Va. (AP) _ A one-of-a-kind locomotive is being added to Norfolk Southern's fleet. The Norfolk, Va.-based railroad company unveiled the locomotive this week to ...

Poplar Forest to resume daily operations

FOREST, Va. (AP) _ Thomas Jefferson's Popular Forest is resuming daily operations after a winter of weekend-only hours. The News & Advance reports (http://bit.ly/1nhuYSo) that ...

Activists plan voting rights rally in Richmond

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A group of activists will hold a rally in Richmond to protest last year's U.S. Supreme Court decision striking down a ...