Confederate officer’s wartime diary decoded
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) _ Nearly 150 years after the Civil War, coded entries in a diary kept by a Confederate officer have been deciphered ...
One full month after her disappearance, Hannah Graham’s parents release new...
It has been one full month since University of Virginia student Hannah Graham disappeared, and her parents today issued a statement expressing heartbreak that the ...
The region’s first “Food Forest” to be designed
"Food Forests" mimic woodland ecosystems ... with edible trees, shrubs and perennials...and one may make its debut at the Growing Goodwill Community Garden in northwest ...
Southeast Roanoke residents concerned about Rescue Mission plans
Call it "Mission Creep" perhaps ... members of neighborhood civic groups in Southeast Roanoke are concerned about proposed plans for changes at the Roanoke Rescue ...
Hannah Graham’s disappearance now one month old; investigators seek forensi...
Today marks one full month since UVA student Hannah Graham disappeared in Charlottesville. As the search for her continues, experts say forensic evidence is likely ...
Homeland security dollars head to 79 Va. projects, including Roanoke
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Some $4.8 million in federal homeland security funding is headed to 79 projects around Virginia. The funding announced Friday by Gov ...
Bedford Co. train wreck among new historic markers honoring 9 places in Va.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Tobacco-curing barns that dot the Southside Virginia countryside are among the nine historic places being recognized by the Department of Historic ...
Warner says he’s finding his role in US Senate
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Sen. Mark Warner doesn't often sound like he's working at his dream job. He frequently expresses frustration with the Senate's slow ...
Virginia governor officiates at lesbian wedding
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Gov. Terry McAuliffe has become the first Virginia governor to preside over a same-sex wedding ceremony. McAuliffe officiated Friday at the ...
Blue Ridge Potters Guild show takes place all weekend
The chairperson for this year's Blue Ridge Potters Guild Show says the annual 3-day event that begins tonight also attracts new members... the 15th Annual ...
McAuliffe says married gay couples can adopt
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is sending notice to local social services divisions that married gay couples can now adopt children. McAuliffe's ...
Energy-savings sales tax holiday begins
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia is holding its eighth annual sales-tax holiday on energy-efficient products. From Friday through Monday, residential consumers can save money by ...
Roanoke drops crime question from applications
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — Applicants for city jobs in Roanoke will no longer be required to divulge their criminal history. City officials say Roanoke is ...
McAuliffe says small business start-ups are key to economic growth
Take risks ... throw the dice ... and realize it "doesn't always work out." That's the lesson Governor Terry McAuliffe had yesterday as he took ...
McAuliffe cites Hannah Graham disappearance in first campus sexual assault ...
A recently-created task force has until June to prepare and present recommendations to Governor McAuliffe on ways to create Virginia college campuses free from the ...
Report: Hannah Graham abduction suspect was driving cab the night Morgan Ha...
A Richmond television station reports another possible link between Jesse Matthew, Jr. and Morgan Harrington’s murder five years ago. WTVR cites sources confirming that Matthew ...
Va. campus sexual assault task force meets
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia's governor says the disappearance of college student Hannah Graham reinforces the mission of his task force on campus sexual assaults ...
FBI, state senators discussed corruption
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia state senators say they met with FBI officials for a private briefing on how not to run afoul of federal ...
Blue Ridge Literacy says work has “never been more important”
With almost 70,000 refugees fleeing their own countries in 20-13, Blue Ridge Literacy in Roanoke says their work has "never been more important." Those are ...
You’re invited to take “A Walk in Their Shoes”
October is "Domestic Violence Awareness Month" ... the 7th Annual "A Walk in their shoes" is presented by the Family Violence Coordinating Council ... wear ...
