New leadership stepping in at Sweet Briar College
SWEET BRIAR, Va. (AP) _ Sweet Briar College is getting a change of leadership to take it into a new academic year. Under terms of ...
Small plane crash lands at Va. airport; 2 people injured
HILLSVILLE, Va. (AP) _ Virginia State Police say two people suffered minor injuries when a small plane made a crash landing at Twin County Airport ...
Virginia State Police increase patrols on Route 220
Virginia State Police will be increasing patrols on Route 220 from Troutville to Iron Gate due to a recent uptick in traffic crashes. During the ...
Officials: Students’ gender identity determines restroom use
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) _ The U.S. Justice Department says in a court filing that transgender students must be allowed to use the restroom that ...
Jamaican citizen sentenced in Va. for lottery scam
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) _ A Jamaican citizen living in Virginia has been sentenced for his role in an international lottery scam. Federal authorities say 32-year-old ...
UPDATE: Roanoke shooting suspect turns himself in
UPDATE: Police say Logan Davis turned himself in this afternoon. EARLIER From Roanoke City Police: Logan Jayquan Davis is wanted for the malicious wounding of ...
Buchanan Carnival runs through July 4th
The Town of Buchanan schedules a number of events every year ... hoping to draw visitors to those events and to local merchants as well ...
Experts say gas prices have probably peaked for 2015, gradual summer declin...
If you are hitting the highways for the holiday weekend or have a summer road trip planned, gas prices are about 90 cents a gallon ...
Teachers push for changes in standardized testing requirements
The President of Virginia Education Association is attending the NEA's annual meeting in Orlando, Florida. As WFIR's Kelsea Pieters reports, one of the main subjects ...
Jury awards woman $700,000 in suit against Salem clinic
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) _ A jury has awarded $700,000 to a Roanoke woman who sued a Salem clinic over her treatment. The Roanoke Circuit Court ...
Report: Va. took in more than 5m tons of out-of-state waste
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia took in more than 5 million tons of castoffs from other states in 2014. The state Department of Environmental Quality ...
Southside Va. county ends 4-year fight over public prayers
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) _ The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors is ending its four-year battle to keep its tradition of opening its meetings with a ...
Attorney: Man regrets defacing Richmond Confederate monument
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The attorney for a man charged with defacing a Confederate monument in Richmond says his client regrets the action. Attorney Daniel ...
Saving Sweet Briar makes good, and better, on rescue plan
SWEET BRIAR, Va. (AP) _ The nonprofit group that led the drive to save Sweet Briar College says it has delivered $5 million to the ...
Police: 2 killed in collision in Botetourt County
SALEM, Va. (AP) _ Virginia State Police say two Clifton Forge men have died in a two-car collision in Botetourt County. Senior Trooper C.C. McGlothlin ...
AAA: July4 holiday travel expected to be busiest since 2009
The Fourth of July weekend is right around the corner, and if you have plans to hit the road, you are far from alone. WFIR's ...
Former worker at Radford munitions plant admits sex offenses
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) _ A former contract worker at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant has pleaded guilty to charges he sexually assaulted three fellow workers. ...
Work on Williamson Road will impact morning commute
Overnight work on Williamson Road in Roanoke County will impact the morning commute. A work zone is in place on Williamson Road between Peters Creek ...
Griffith says Supreme Court decision on EPA rules is “good news”...
Congressman Morgan Griffith -- a persistent critic of the Environmental Protection Agency -- says a Supreme Court ruling yesterday is "good news" that sends an ...
Botetourt County’s Parks & Recreation grant deadline October 1
Botetourt County's Parks, Recreation & Tourism Department is now accepting applications for the 2015-2016 Capital Improvement Incentive Fund Program. The program offers matching funds to ...
