Army to cut more than 400 from Va. bases
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) _ The Army plans to eliminate more than 400 soldiers from three bases in Virginia. U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine's office says ...
Virginia school board defends transgender bathroom policy
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A Virginia school board says its policy prohibiting a transgender student from using the boys' restrooms is not discriminatory and was ...
McAuliffe bid to banish Confederate flag from plates opposed
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A Southern heritage group says it is going to federal court to keep the Confederate battle flag on Virginia license plates ...
New farmer’s market at Tanglewood Mall
Patrons of the downtown Roanoke Farmer's Market now have another option - at Tanglewood Mall ... more from WFIR's Gene Marrano: 7-9 Tanglewood market Wrap#2-WEB ...
Feed and Read program expanded this summer
The U.S. Department of Agriculture claims 21 million children receive free or reduced-cost lunches during the school year - and most have no place to ...
Efforts to attract retail developers to Williamson Road are done in part on...
Roanoke City officials are taking a walk today with the representatives for Williamson Road businesses, part of a long-term plan to attract new developers to ...
Trial shifted for 6 accused in Va. reserve officer’s slaying
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) _ Six people accused in the slaying of a Waynesboro reserve police officer will be tried in Roanoke. U.S. District Judge Glen ...
McAuliffe lags behind predecessor in big donor fundraising
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Democratic Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is lagging behind his GOP predecessor in big donor fundraising going into a key election season ...
Washington and Lee appoints presidential search committee
LEXINGTON, Va. (AP) _ Washington and Lee University has appointed a search committee to select its next president. The Lexington school announced Wednesday the formation ...
Va. National Guard members to be deployed to southwest Asia
SANDSTON, Va. (AP) _ About 450 members of the Virginia National Guard are being deployed to southwest Asia. Maj. Gen. Timothy Williams, the state's adjutant ...
Dunkin’ Donuts is expanding in Virginia; new restaurants planned for Roanok...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Dunkin' Donuts says franchise groups plan to develop 51 new restaurants in Virginia and West Virginia. The company announced multi-unit store ...
Taubman to now open on Sundays
The Taubman's Museum's executive director says she is moving away from a "corporate model," by opening the downtown cultural center on Sundays ... as WFIR's ...
Rescue Mission without power
A vehicle hit a utility pole in Roanoke this morning ... knocking out power to more than 100 APCO customers - including the Roanoke Rescue ...
New “Solar Authority” is now law
Solar power provides a very small fraction of energy here in the commonwealth ... but a component of Governor McAuliffe's 2014 "Energy Plan" dealing with ...
About 1/4 of all Virginia’s waste comes here from out of state
More than five million tons of waste was brought from outside states for disposal here last year. That's down about 20% from 2003, but as ...
Woman charged with perjury in missing Md. sisters case
BEDFORD, Va. (AP) _ A Maryland woman faces a perjury charge in Virginia stemming from an investigation into the disappearance of two sisters in 1975 ...
Va. commission makes recommendations to bolster military
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) _ A state commission has released a report detailing how Virginia can help grow the military's presence in the state. The military ...
Former Bosnian prison guard extradited from Roanoke to face war crime charg...
From U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement: The United States government extradited a wartime camp guard to Bosnia last week, following an extended investigation led by ...
Police seek suspect for Rodeway Inn murder
From Roanoke City Police: The Roanoke Police Department is actively seeking Jamal Dannel Daniels, age 26, of Seneca, South Carolina. On July 6, 2015, the ...
Sex offender, teen found in Smyth County
An Amber Alert ... almost a dozen local, state and federal agencies - and concerned citizens - helped lead to the capture of a known ...
