Former Salem girls volleyball coach faces new videotaping charges
A former Salem girls' volleyball coach faces additional charges of covertly videotaping players changing clothes -- this time at a church. Dewayne Barger was already ...
Advance Auto 1st quarter earnings fall almost 8%
Advance Auto Parts reports first quarter earnings dropped almost 8% from last year, and the Roanoke-based company calls the outlook for the rest of the ...
Disaster response exercise in Roanoke today — for pets
Roanoke Emergency Management officials are planning a disaster response exercise today -- for pets. It is mandated under a federal law passed after Hurricane Katrina, ...
Roanoke College poll: Virginia consumer sentiment on the rise
Unemployment is dropping in the Commonwealth, and that means consumer sentiment is rising. A new Roanoke College poll shows consumer sentiment is at 80.9% this ...
Report: Cuccinelli initiates probe of McDonnell financial statements
Governor Bob McDonnell is under investigation over financial statements he has filed -- a probe initiated by Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli. The Richmond Times Dispatch ...
Norfolk Southern says Roanoke yard closing has improved railroad’s efficien...
A high-ranking Norfolk Southern executive says the railroad's recent closing of the Roanoke hump yard is already producing the desired financial results. A railroad senior ...
Southwest Virginia not immune to tornadoes
While an EF5 Tornado like the one that touched down in Oklahoma is unlikely here, twisters can still do lots of damage in our region. ...
Virginians mobilize to help Oklahoma tornado victims
Virginians are quickly responding and mobilizing to help tornado victims in Oklahoma. One of the most active organizations is Danville-based God's Pit Crew, which is ...
Radio station asks listeners for bottled water donations; response stacks u...
A steady procession of cars and vans is delivering donated bottled water for delivery to Oklahoma tornado victims. Our sister station K92 is asking listeners ...
Roanoke Valley Red Cross prepares to send disaster relief volunteers to Okl...
The Red Cross Roanoke Valley Chapter is preparing to send volunteers to hard-hit areas of Oklahoma. Some are trained to operate a mobile kitchen, others ...
Analyst: Cuccinelli campaign likely to “confound” many, take populist tone...
A noted Richmond political expert expects the Ken Cuccinelli campaign for governor to take a direction that may "confound" many people. Bob Holsworth expects Cuccinelli's ...
Area police kick off Click it or Ticket campaign
Police departments from all over the area gathered yesterday on the Blue Ridge Parkway to kick off the Regional Click it or Ticket campaign. WFIR's ...
Cuccinelli, Jackson, Obenshain bring initial statewide GOP campaign swing t...
The freshly-nominated statewide Republican ticket touched down in Roanoke today as part of a three-day fly-around tour of Virginia. GOP convention delegates selected Ken Cuccinelli, ...
VDOT: new highway funding speeds safety improvements for foggy Fancy Gap mo...
Virginia's new transportation funding bill appears ready to speed up VDOT plans for new safety measures on Fancy Gap Mountain on Interstate 77, where heavy ...
More people took advantage of free tax preparation service this year
The Virginia Community Action Partnership says more people benefited from free tax preparations services this year, but there are still lots that didn't. WFIR's Timothy ...
Car plows into parade crowd in Damascus, VA
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) _ Witnesses described a frantic scene and close calls after an elderly driver plowed into dozens of hikers marching in a small ...
VA GOP candidates on statewide campaign swing
The Republican candidates for Virginia governor, lieutenant Governor and attorney general will campaign together in a statewide fly-around Sunday through Tuesday. Ken Cuccinelli, Mark Obenshain ...
VA Republicans choose E.W. Jackson for Lt. Gov. nomination
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia Republicans have chosen firebrand conservative minister E.W. Jackson's for lieutenant governor, the first black candidate the party has nominated for ...
Obenshain wins GOP nomination for VA Attorney General
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ State Sen. Mark Obenshain has won the Republican nomination for attorney general in Virginia 35 years after his father won the ...
Cuccinelli nominated by acclamation
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia's conservative activist attorney general, Ken Cuccinelli, has been nominated by acclamation for governor at a statewide Republican convention dominated for ...
