Virginia schools honored for student financial literacy
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia schools and teachers are being recognized for their role in teaching financial literacy. The Virginia Department of Education says the ...
Virginia gas prices continue decline
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia motorists are continuing to enjoy a drop in gasoline prices. AAA Mid-Atlantic says the average price for a gallon of ...
Krispy Kreme releases opening details
Roanoke’s new Krispy Kreme opens next Tuesday. If you're one of the first 100 customers in line you get free doughnuts for a year. The first ...
Mark Warner gets last-minute help before election
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Democrat Sen. Mark Warner is getting some last-minute help from a group founded by former U.S. Rep. Gabby Giffords and retired ...
Distilleries ask McAuliffe to nix booze price hike
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ More than a dozen Virginia distilleries are asking Gov. Terry McAuliffe to nix a plan to raise prices at state-owned liquor ...
Sunday’s “Biddy Bowl” is a pint-sized Super Bowl
Think of the "Biddy Bowl" as a pint-sized Super Bowl featuring six-year-old football players ... the gates at Bogle Field open at 12-30 on Sunday ...
Court rules VA school attendance law does not apply to chronic tardiness
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia Supreme Court says the state's compulsory school attendance law doesn't require parents to get their kids to class on ...
Saturday last day to vote absentee in person
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Saturday is the final day to vote absentee in person in Virginia. The Virginia Department of Elections had received about 95,000 ...
Attorney wants UVa abduction suspect evaluated
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) _ An attorney for the man accused of kidnapping University of Virginia student Hannah Graham is asking that his client undergo a ...
Last day on the job for airport director
As of tomorrow there's a changing of the guard at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport ... as the long-time executive director steps down. After 25 years on ...
Final full weekend of the year for Blue Ridge Parkway
This is the last weekend that all Blue Ridge Parkway facilities will be open for the year, and park officials say there is still plenty ...
Virginians to consider tax exemption proposal
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginians heading to the polls on Election Day will decide whether to approve a constitutional amendment that would exempt the surviving ...
UPDATE: Former Roanoke woman pleads guilty in mortgage fraud case
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) _ A former Roanoke woman has pleaded guilty in a Smith Mountain Lake mortgage fraud scheme. Susanne Helbig, who now lives in ...
Native Americans ask Virginia judge to dismiss lawsuit
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Five Native Americans are asking a Virginia judge to dismiss a lawsuit the Washington Redskins filed after the group successfully challenged the ...
Bob McDonnell wants new trial over jury issues
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Lawyers for former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell say he should get a new trial on corruption charges because the jury in ...
Virginia to monitor sex offenders tonight
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia Department of Corrections has announced plans to monitor sex offenders under probation and parole supervision throughout the state on ...
UVA abduction suspect in court on separate case
FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) _ The man accused of abducting University of Virginia student Hannah Graham is being arraigned on an unrelated sexual assault from nearly ...
Canstruction comes to Roanoke for second year
Canstruction, a creative and competitive event featuring massive sculptures built entirely from cans of food, returns to Southwest Virginia for the second year with an ...
Mill Mountain Zoo announces matching grant
The Mill Mountain Zoo Board of Directors has announced a $100,000 "Renew the Zoo" challenge grant ... a Roanoke couple (Ed and Barbara Keetas) and ...
CHIP and Carilion hold deed signing ceremony
CHIP of Roanoke Valley has a new asset for its balance sheet as of this morning ... it now owns the building where the children's ...
