State lawmakers head back to Richmond later this week
State lawmakers head back to Richmond this week for the veto session...but not to discuss the budget stalemate apparently. WFIR's Gene Marrano has more: 04-21 ...
McAuliffe touts first 100 days in office
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Gov. Terry McAuliffe is celebrating his administration's accomplishments during its first 100 days in office. The Democratic governor gathered state agency ...
VT Researcher investigates potential health benefits of cocoa
Researchers at Virginia Tech are looking into possible health benefits from compounds found in cocoa. The work has gotten a lot of attention, sometimes for ...
Police investigate Roanoke River Greenway shooting
Roanoke police continue to investigate a shooting on the Greenway that sent one person to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. It happened just before ...
The people who process your VA tax returns say many have errors that can be...
You have ten days left to file your state income taxes. Commissioners of the Revenue say a lot of the returns that come in have ...
Franklin County runner in Boston for a fifth marathon today
As runners line up for the Boston Marathon this morning - one year after the terrorist bombing at the finish line - a Franklin County ...
Roanoke County supervisor says if the county won’t pay for environmental mo...
Roanoke County Supervisor Charlotte Moore says she is taking it upon herself to keep providing the county software designed to track and reduce carbon emissions ...
Salem council candidate receives endorsements
For the first time in 20 years a City Council candidate will run as a Republican in Salem. Maggie Newman received an endorsement today from ...
Urban camping comes to downtown Roanoke
Next weekend's Down by Downtown Music Festival and the Blue Ridge Marathon will also bring RV's and pop-up campers to Roanoke. WFIR's Gene Marrano explains: ...
Police want to know what sex offender was doing in Roanoke day care center
State Police are working to determine whether a convicted child sex offender interacted at all with children at a Roanoke day care center. Police an ...
Crime rate in Roanoke City has been subject of some debate
One of the few areas of contention among Roanoke City Council candidates at several forums seemed to center on interpreting crime rate trends. WFIR's Gene ...
Credit card thieves may be targeting I81 corridor
Authorities are asking for help identifying two men suspected of using stolen credit cards at stores in multiple jurisdictions. Police say the men may be ...
Two chilly W&L students rescued after getting lost in wilderness area
NATURAL BRIDGE, Va. (AP) _ An emergency official says two Washington & Lee University students were chilly but uninjured after they became lost while hiking ...
Demand for Sheryl Crow tickets overwhelms Jefferson Center website, phone l...
Those lucky enough to get through to Jefferson Center this morning for Sheryl Crow tickets can look forward to her July 31st concert at the ...
State Supreme Court rules former UVA climate researcher’s emails can remain...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia Supreme Court has upheld a judge's decision rejecting a conservative group's attempt to obtain a former University of Virginia ...
April is “Adopt a Barn Cat Month.”
Need a cat to chase after mice in your barn or garden? Barn Cat Buddies wants you to know April is "Adopt a Barn Cat ...
VDOT dips into highway construction funds to help pay winter snow removal b...
VDOT officials says once all the bills are in, they expect their snow removal spending this winter to total $350 million dollars, well over twice ...
Roanoke City Council candidates meet at forums
A lunchtime forum for Roanoke's ten City Council candidates at the Sheraton Hotel today marks the third time they will get together this week. Three ...
Man pleads guilty to NRV Mall shootings
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) _ A man accused of shooting and wounding two women at a community college inside a Christiansburg mall has pleaded guilty to ...
Virginia Tech pays federal fines in wake of mass shootings seven years ago
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia Tech has paid federal fines for its actions on the morning of April 16, 2007, when a lone gunman killed ...
