Report: Possible sexual assault on UVa student investigated
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) _ A local media report says Charlottesville Police are investigating a possible sexual assault against a female University of Virginia student. The ...
Police seek car in connection with Lyon sisters’ disappearance
From the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children: Montgomery County Police Department in Maryland and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children are ...
Taubman will use grant for marketing outreach
The Taubman Museum will soon launch a new marketing campaign ... WFIR's Gene Marrano has more on "A Picture is Worth A Thousand Miles - ...
Urban Professional League to hand out awards
UPDATE: Event postponed to March 26. With Black History Month drawing to a close a group of young African-American professionals focused on networking and community ...
General Assembly sinks effort to change boating safety course age requireme...
The House of Delegates has turned back efforts to change a boating safety law that was passed after several fatalities on Smith Mountain Lake. At ...
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry touts low taxes in Va. Visit
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry is touting his record to Virginia Republicans as someone who favors low taxes and a more ...
Va. Senate rejects letting Legislature override regulations
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia Senate has narrowly defeated a proposed constitutional amendment that would have allowed the Legislature to suspend or nullify administrative ...
Virginia Cyber Security Commission plans ‘town halls’
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia Cyber Security Commission has scheduled a series of ``town halls'' around the state to explain its work and to ...
Va. House defeats bill aimed at continuing lethal injection
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia House of Delegates has defeated legislation aimed at facilitating executions by lethal injection. The measure had been requested by ...
Dominion, Apco customers both set electricity usage record
Dominion Virginia Power and Appalachian Power both say low temperatures over the past week led its customers to set a record for electricity usage. Appalachian ...
McAuliffe signs bill freezing electric utility rate reviews
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Gov. Terry McAuliffe has signed a bill that allows Virginia's two largest electric utilities to bypass regular base rate reviews for ...
Lewis Gale partners on healthy babies program
A program called "Healthy Babies Are Worth the Wait" from the March of Dimes saluted Lewis Gale Medical Center today for its efforts to reduce ...
Big Lick Soup finale will award a micro-grant
Four finalists vying for a "micro-grant" through Roanoke's first "Big Lick SOUP" competition will make their pitches Thursday night at 6-pm .... at 16 West ...
TAP program pays for ex-offender’s new jobs
Ex-offenders released from the Western Virginia Regional Jail may find it difficult to find work after a company learns about their background ... that's where ...
The long-term cost of an oil derailment: CSX to pay $380,000 to Va. – and t...
It's been almost ten months since the fiery train derailment in Lynchburg, and the CSX Railroad's resulting responsibilities are far from over. The Department of ...
Va. governor announces higher education agreement
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia's public institutions of higher education and economic development officials are teaming up to meet the business needs of employers and ...
Deadline pushed back to redraw Va. congressional district
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A federal court is extending a deadline for the General Assembly to redraw a congressional district that judges ruled was improperly ...
Lawmakers have tentative agreement on Va. state budget
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Leaders in the Virginia House and Senate say they've come to an agreement on a proposed state budget that will include ...
Va. Senate defeats measure aimed at attorney general
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia Senate has narrowly defeated a measure aimed at forcing the state attorney general to defend state laws when they ...
Va. Senate panel kills bill on prayer at government meetings
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A Virginia Senate committee has narrowly rejected a measure to authorize public prayers at government meetings. Del. Richard Bell, a Staunton ...
