Federal program helps Va. collect $54 million in debts
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A federal program has helped Virginia collect more than $54 million in delinquent debts. A report released Thursday shows Virginia's collections ...
VA Attorney General seeks meeting with Sweet Briar and group hoping to stop...
Attorney General Mark Herring has sent letters to representatives of Sweet Briar College and the group hoping to keep it from closing. The letter asks ...
Monster Art at Taubman tonight
Local artists will spend an hour or two tonight at the Taubman Museum creating new works - then they all go on sale for sixty ...
Boots 2 Books 5K is back tomorrow
The Veteran's Assistance Fund at Virginia Western Community College was set up to help military vets that come back to school and may need some ...
Air quality is better in Roanoke
Several measures evaluated by the American Lung Association that track air pollution show better air quality in the Roanoke region ... as WFIR's Gene Marrano ...
“Bricks 4 Kidz” child enrichment center opens today in Roanoke
A new children's enrichment center is preparing to open its doors this weekend, and it's all based on a well-known childhood staple. Bricks 4 Kidz ...
You can still submit comments on Six-Year Improvement Program
The Commonwealth Transportation Board released its draft of the Six-Year Improvement Program earlier this month. It includes transportation projects over the next six fiscal years ...
Judge denies bond for Noah Thomas’ father
PULASKI, Va. (AP) _ A Pulaski County man whose son was found dead in a septic tank has lost another bid for bond. Pulaski County ...
Temporary traffic pattern begins for Airport Road Tunnel
The tunnel on Airport Road will be undergoing routine maintenance and cleaning beginning Sunday. The northbound lane (which heads towards Peters Creek Road) will be blocked ...
Downtown Roanoke Inc. announces summer concert series
There will be three concerts this summer as part of the Budweiser Summer Series at Elmwood Park. Big & Rich and Cowboy Troy on Friday, June 5, ...
Professional wildlife artist donates painting to Mill Mountain Zoo
Suzanne Barret Justis, a professional wildlife artist from Kingsport, Tennessee, is donating her portrait of Nina, a cougar that was donated to Mill Mountain Zoo ...
College barred from asset sale, court asked to stop closure
BEDFORD, Va. (AP) _ A judge has barred Sweet Briar College from selling any assets for six months. But Bedford County Circuit Court Judge James ...
US seeks criminal charges against Lumber Liquidators
TOANO, Virginia (AP) _ The Justice Department is seeking criminal charges against Lumber Liquidators in an ongoing investigation over imported products. Shares are plunging, down ...
Former Va. AG Ken Cuccinelli stays active in state politics
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli is keeping active in state politics. The Republican has been an advocate for civil liberty-related legislation ...
Virginia Tech student arrested for social media threatening message
From Virginia Tech: Virginia Tech and Blacksburg Police have made an arrest in a case involving the post of a threatening message on Yik Yak ...
Suspect sought for burglaries at three Valley View stores
From Roanoke City Police: On April 26, 2014 at 11:19 a.m. Roanoke Police were dispatched to Valley View Mall to investigate after employees arrived at ...
State Police find, arrest wanted sex offender in Franklin County
From Virginia State Police: A wanted sex offender was taken into custody Friday morning (April 24) by Sr. Trooper D.R. Hubert with the Virginia State ...
TAP is 50 years old and has a new director
TAP may be fifty years old - as of yesterday - but its president and CEO is brand new ... taking the reins after Ted ...
Ramp and lane closures scheduled
As part of the Interstate 581 and Elm Avenue interchange project in Roanoke, there are ramp and lane closures scheduled for a paving operation. Today, ...
Va. Supreme Court Justice Millette announces retirement
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia Supreme Court Justice Leroy F. Millette Jr. has announced his retirement. In a news release issued by the court Tuesday, ...
