Top teen cars from AAA
This is the time of year when parents and teens go shopping for cars. WFIR's Timothy Martin has more on a list from AAA to make ...
Virginia GOP backs 2013 convention over primary
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ In a reversal of an earlier decision, the ruling committee of the Virginia Republican Party is going with a closed convention ...
VA Board of Health relaxes proposed restrictions for existing abortion clin...
The Virginia Board of Health has eliminated the most hotly-contested provision in the state's new abortion clinic regulations. The board voted 7-4 Friday to ...
Virginia jobless rate stays at 5.6 percent
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia's unemployment rate remained at the lowest rate in three years in May and is still below the national average. ...
Rescue Mission using dogs to help people with drug and alcohol problems
The Roanoke Rescue Mission is teaming up dogs and people in an effort to teach recovery principles. WFIR's Timothy Martin reports. Rescue Mission Dogs Wrap ...
Kaine-Allen race likely to produce unprecedented deluge of Senate ads
Expect an unprecedented deluge of political ads all the way until election day now that Virginia's U.S. Senate race is officially squared away. The contest ...
Embezzlement charges postpone Buchanan water system improvements
Buchanan residents are going have to wait longer for a long-anticipated water system upgrade, the result of embezzlement charges placed against former Town Treasurer Wanda ...
ABC to open almost all stores on Sundays starting in July
Starting next month, all state liquor stores will be open Sundays -- except where local laws prohibit it. The ABC says the stores will be ...
Morgan Harrington case back in the spotlight with new push to find her kill...
The band Metallica is participating in a publicity campaign aimed at catching a man wanted in the death of a Virginia Tech student who disappeared ...
Gas Buddy: pump prices likely to start heading higher soon
Gas prices are likely to start heading up again shortly, that from GasBuddy.com, which tracks pump prices across the country. Average prices in the region ...
Republican Primary Election Returns
George Allen has won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate, getting about two thirds of the vote in yesterday's primary. Jamie Radtke ran a distant ...
What to tell neighbors if you want to bring in backyard chickens
Salem appears ready to join the list of cities and towns allowing chickens in the yards of single-family homes. Initial approval came Monday night after ...
Roanoke giving bike riders more options
Downtown Roanoke is trying to become more bicycle friendly. WFIR's Timothy Martin has more on some recent changes ...
High water, stranded hikers, and a 12-hour rescue
Almost three dozen rescue personnel worked through the night to bring three stranded hikers to safety in southwest Roanoke County. Heavy rains raised Bottom Creek, ...
Virginia high school students weigh in on bullying, drugs and alcohol
The results are in from the Virginia Youth Survey of high school students. WFIR's Timothy Martin has more on what teenagers are saying about drugs and ...
UVA president’s resignation likely connected to growing public higher ed de...
The sudden resignation of University of Virgina President Teresa Sullivan appears connected to a larger debate increasingly facing state-funded colleges and universities, a debate with ...
Lightning threat forces delay in I-81 nighttime detours
The threat of lightning tonight is causing a delay in this week's planned detours this week on Interstate 81. Whenever they begin, these nighttime detours ...
Leading Republicans receive “Epic Fail” rating from Roanoke Tea Party...
The Roanoke Tea Party has come out with candidate ratings ahead of tomorrow's GOP primary. WFIR's Timothy Martin has more on the race in the 6th ...
McDonnell comments ignite drone debate
Governor McDonnell has raised the ire of many civil liberties groups by suggesting state and local law enforcement agencies might find useful purposes for unmanned ...
Former budget victims return to I-81: safety patrols
VDOT is bringing back safety service patrols to Interstate 81 in our region along with some other heavily-traveled highways like I-581. They're the white trucks ...
