Roanoke native gives largest donation ever to Lynchburg College
A major gift for Lynchburg College, in fact, its biggest ever. The college announced Tuesday that 1948 grad Walter Ridgway bequeathed $5-million upon his death ...
Republican wins special Va. state senate race
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Republicans have retained control of the state Senate with the victory of GOP candidate Ben Chafin in a special election for ...
Virginia prepares for possibility of gay marriage
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) _ Virginia officials are preparing for the possibility that gay marriages could soon be legal in Virginia. The State Registrar of Vital ...
Recruiting a more diverse police force something Roanoke City is working on
One of the issues causing tension in Ferguson, Missouri is a police force that does not reflect the diversity of that city's population. In Roanoke ...
What Salem Police have learned after almost a year of using body-cams
Amid increasing nationwide calls for police departments to acquire body-mounted cameras, Salem Police have almost a year's worth of experience using them. Police say when ...
Former Va. governor’s finances examined at trial
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ A forensic accountant hired as a defense witness will be back on the stand when the corruption trial of former Virginia ...
UPDATE: Missing Roanoke Co. couple located
UPDATE 10:05 p.m., Tue. 8/19/14: From Roanoke County Police: On 08/16/2014 Roanoke County Police were called out to investigate an abandoned vehicle parked in a ...
ABC agents bust moonshine still in Franklin County
Virginia ABC Special Agents Seize and Destroy Moonshine Still in Franklin County; Illegal Operation Suspected of Selling to Underage Customers RICHMOND - An investigation by ...
Witness describes outbursts by ex-governor’s wife
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Another defense witness in former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's corruption trial has described McDonnell's wife as difficult and prone to angry ...
With text messages, ex-governor’s lawyers try to show wife had key relation...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Jurors at the corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. McDonnell and his wife have been shown text messages in which the ...
Ex-governor’s sister details communication woes
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell's sister says communication between her brother and his wife became increasingly bad after he was elected. ...
New trail connects visitors to Virginia oysters
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia is connecting travelers to the state's popular oyster industry with the creation of the Virginia Oyster Trail. Gov. Terry McAuliffe ...
Roanoke Civic Center to get new name
The Roanoke Civic Center will be getting a new name by October: the Berglund Center. Two bidders came in for the naming rights at civic ...
A teacher “cadet” program designed to develop home-grown educators...
A teacher "cadet" program designed to develop home-grown educators makes its debut this week in Roanoke City public schools. Its called Teachers for Tomorrow, being ...
Police body cams: Most local departments have a few or none
The recent events in Ferguson, Missouri have led to more calls for increased police use of "body cameras", small cameras that can record what an ...
Defense continues in ex-Virginia governor trial
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The defense continues presenting its case when the public corruption trial of former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, ...
Trial set for suspect in Va. Tech student’s death
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) _ A trial date has been set for a woman charged with killing a Virginia Tech student. Twenty-three-year-old Jessica Ewing is charged ...
Alcohol now allowed at Roanoke’s Preston Park
The City of Roanoke now will allow alcohol to be served at Preston Park. In a controversial move, Roanoke City Council on Monday voted to ...
Delay responses filed in Va. gay marriage case
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The clock is ticking on whether the U.S. Supreme Court will delay a ruling striking down Virginia's same-sex marriage ban. Attorneys ...
Va.’s jobless rate rises to 5.4 percent in July
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia Employment Commission says the state's jobless rate rose slightly to 5.4 percent in July. The state's seasonally adjusted unemployment ...
