Governor McAuliffe approves design phase of Capitol renovation
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Gov. Terry McAuliffe has approved the design phase of a planned $300 million renovation at the state Capitol. McAuliffe had suspended ...
High court sends back ruling on Virginia redistricting
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Supreme Court says a lower court must take another look at a ruling that said Virginia state lawmakers packed too many ...
Former VT President Paul Torgersen dies
From Virginia Tech: Paul Torgersen, Virginia Tech's president from 1994-2000 and a member of its faculty since 1967, died Sunday at age 83. "As a ...
Community conversation on suicide tomorrow
A joint initiative of Carilion Clinic Hospice and Family Service of Roanoke Valley wants to talk about a tough subject - suicide and its impact ...
Penelope Kyle to step down as Radford President
From Radford University: President Penelope W. Kyle and Board of Visitors (BOV) Rector Michael A. Wray announced today that the BOV approved on March 28, ...
Vinton Town Council to vote on tax rate
The real estate tax rate in Vinton could go up for the first time in about a decade - to more than double - at ...
Va. toxic emission rise in 2013, but they’re way down from the late 1980’s...
Toxic emissions in Virginia rose 10% in 2013, but that increase runs counter to the longer-term trend. These are state-permitted releases of industrial toxic emissions ...
Roanoke Police Department investigating deadly shooting
On Saturday at approximately 3:27 a.m., Roanoke Police responded to a shots fired call with a person down in the 3000 block of Ordway Drive ...
State education board votes to expand SOL retesting
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Elementary and middle school students who fail this spring's Standards of Learning tests by narrow margins or because of extenuating circumstances ...
McAuliffe vetoes gun bills, proposes lower gift limits
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe wants a $100 aggregate gift cap for state lawmakers and is vetoing several pro-gun bills. McAuliffe told ...
PH forensics team seeks another crown
The Patriots of Patrick Henry High School battles for another forensics team championship tomorrow ... as WFIR's Gene Marrano reports: 3-27 PH Forensics Wrap#2-WEB ...
Investigation into Noah Thomas’ death “moving forward”
Pulaski County authorities this morning said they're moving forward with the investigation into the death of five-year-old Noah Thomas. Five days of searching for young ...
Franklin County sheriff’s office looking for robbery suspect
Early Saturday morning, March 21, 2015 at approximately 1:30 AM, a subject entered the Stop In Food Store in Boones Mill dressed in black clothing ...
Carilion employee art show is also for healing
Carilion Clinic's second annual Employee Art Show is part of its "healing arts program," ... and a chance to show how talented employees and family ...
Controversy at Martinsville: not on the track but at the hot dog stand
Controversy swirls around this weekend's NASCAR race in Martinsville, but this one has nothing to do with anything happening on the track. As WFIR's Evan ...
1 charged dropped against suspect in U.Va. slaying
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) _ One charge filed against the suspect in the slaying of a University of Virginia student has been dropped in Charlottesville because ...
AG Herring launching effort aimed at predatory lending
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring is launching an effort aimed at combatting predatory lending. Herring announced the move Thursday at a ...
Va. developing limits on school seclusion, restraint
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ State education officials are developing regulations to limit the use of restraint and seclusion to discipline unruly students. Signed into law ...
Body of Pulaski County boy missing since Sunday found
DUBLIN, Va. (AP) _ Authorities say the body of a 5-year-old boy who had been missing since Sunday has been found in a septic tank ...
UPDATE: Child dies from injuries suffered in car and train collision
UPDATE: ELLISTON, Va. (AP) _ Police say a 3-year-old child has died from injuries suffered in a collision between a train and a vehicle in ...
