Free seminar on the Ebola Virus at VWCC
Virginia Western and The Virginia Department of Health will host a free public seminar on the Ebola virus. Some of the speakers that will attend the ...
Search resumes for missing Nelson County teen
The search for missing Nelson County teen Alexis Murphy will resume next month. Nelson County Sheriff David Brooks says they were searching an area in ...
Virginia Department of Health sets up Ebola hotline
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia Department of Health is helping answer questions from the public and provide the most up-to-date information regarding Ebola to ...
UPDATE: Va. crime panel backs stronger police ID policy
Update: Wed., 10/22/14 4:55 a.m. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia State Crime Commission is recommending stronger measures to ensure the accuracy of police eyewitness ...
Voting advocates fear new voter ID laws will impact midterm elections
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Voting rights groups are worried that Virginia's new voter ID law will disenfranchise some Virginians in next month's midterm elections. Anne Sterling, ...
State’s jobless rate unchanged in September
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia Employment Commission says the state's jobless rate was unchanged at 5.5 percent in September. The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment ...
Health care roundtable is all about “21st Century Cures”
"21st Century Cures" is a bi-partisan Congressional effort designed to help accelerate the approval pace for new medicines and treatments ... Salem Congressman Morgan Griffith ...
Suspect in Charlottesville abduction charged in DC area rape
Update: Tues., 10/21/14 4:41 a.m. FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) _ Authorities have brought additional charges against the man accused of abducting an 18-year-old college student in ...
Libertarian runs for 6th District Congressional seat
6th District Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte doesn't have a Democratic challenger on November 4th ... but the Libertarian Party is fielding a candidate ... 27-year-old ...
Postal employees hope public pressure delays or blocks USPS plans to move R...
Roanoke area postal employees hope public pressure will forestall or block Postal Service plans to close Roanoke's mail processing center next year, a move that ...
Va. joins higher ed distance learning agreement
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia higher education officials are making it easier for students to take online classes and for universities to offer them. The ...
Va. transportation board to hold public meetings, one in Roanoke Tuesday ni...
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) _ The Commonwealth Transportation Board is holding public meetings this week on the state's six-year highway improvement plan. One meeting is scheduled ...
Va. health agency launching quit smoking campaign
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia health officials are launching a campaign to help cigarette smokers kick the habit. The Virginia Department of Health says it ...
Gilmore’s PAC aims to boost Gillespie
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Former Gov. Jim Gilmore's super PAC is paying for new ads in support of Senate candidate Ed Gillespie and other Republicans ...
5-K race will support non-profit educational programs
Another 5-K race this weekend will support a local non-profit that provides educational programs ... this one is a bit "spooky. " The West End ...
UPDATE: Do remains belong to missing UVa. student?
Update: Mon., 10/20/14 4:03 a.m. CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) _ Police blocked off roads and were searching for clues in an area where they found remains ...
Roanoke encouraging residents to use rain barrels for stormwater runoff
Roanoke City's new stormwater manager wants more residents to save money on their monthly utility fee ... and some local elementary school students are showing ...
Natural gas pipeline debate likely to intensify in Roanoke County
The debate over a new natural gas pipeline is likely to intensify in Roanoke County now that the Bent Mountain area is in the Mountain ...
3 Va. colleges’ support staff pay exceed average
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A new report says support staff salaries at three public higher education institutions in Virginia exceed the average of similar schools ...
Roanoke County woman killed in ceiling collapse
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) _ Police are investigating the cause of a ceiling collapse that killed a Roanoke County woman. County spokeswoman Amy Whittaker tells The ...
