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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's public corruption trial is winding down in federal court in Richmond. McDonnell testified in his own ...

Beginning on September 11th a series of free hikes in places like Mountain Lake, Devil's Marbleyard and Brush Mountain labeled as the "Epic Wilderness Hike ...

One of the largest stream restoration projects ever in Virginia is under way right now on the Maury River in Rockbridge County. They're building a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ More Virginians are expected to travel this Labor Day weekend, reaching a new post-recession high for the state. AAA Mid-Atlantic says ...

CHRISTIANBURG, Va. (AP) _ A former police officer in Montgomery County has been indicted on embezzlement charges. The Roanoke Times reports ex-Christiansburg officer Stephen Kilby ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell ended more than four days on the witness stand by emphatically denying all charges in his ...

From the City of Roanoke: Roanoke, VA - This morning, a precast panel attached to Market Garage became dislodged and fell to the ground as ...

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) _ The Catholic Diocese of Richmond is discouraging parishes and schools that participate in the ice bucket challenge from sending money to ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe is ordering his agency heads to cut their budgets 5 percent this fiscal year and 7 percent ...

For the past year Lewis-Gale Medical Center in Salem has been receiving information from people about their symptoms via a "phone app" before they arrive ...

From Botetourt County: Fincastle, VA – Botetourt County has appointed Jeff Beckner as its first Chief of Fire and Emergency Medical Services (EMS). Beckner, a ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Prosecutors are questioning former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell about his friendship with a Virginia businessman whose generosity is at the heart ...

The shooting death of an unarmed black teen by a white police officer in Missouri is prompting a community meeting in Roanoke. Eighteen-year-old Michael Brown’s ...

Its called the "Discharge Planner Program," ... an effort by Sheriff Tim Allen to get inmates with mental health issues back on track when they ...

Completion of a new water line this month is welcome news in parts of Franklin County, and it brings the Roanoke Valley within five miles ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell faces more questions from a prosecutor when his public corruption trial resumes in federal court in ...

FORT LEE, Va. (AP) _ A soldier has died after barricading herself in an office and shooting herself inside a major command's headquarters in Virginia ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is facing sharp questions from prosecutors about details of his personal finances at his public corruption ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell says his wife never asked him to do anything to help the wealthy vitamin entrepreneur who ...

The search has just begun for a successor for Roanoke County Schools superintendent Lorraine Lange ... and residents can give input on what they would ...