Medicaid expansion debate good for insurers
The Medicaid expansion debate in Virginia has the attention of some of the largest insurance companies in the country...no matter the outcome. WFIR's Velvet Hall ...
Budget impasse now appears likely to go on for months longer
It is increasingly clear that Virginia's budget impasse is going to be a long, drawn-out affair, with little apparent chance of any resolution until late ...
Governor issues statement on budget impasse
Governor Terry McAuliffe's Statement on the Budget Impasse: Over the past two months, I have traveled across the Commonwealth and met with hardworking Virginians who ...
Virginia AG files appeals court brief in support of same-sex marriage
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Virginia's attorney general has told an appellate court reviewing a judge's ruling that the state's gay marriage ban is unconstitutional that ...
Countryside Park officially opens tomorrow, but no one needed a ribbon cutt...
Roanoke City officials will cut the ribbon Saturday to officially open Countryside Park. It actually opened without fanfare or ceremony several months ago and has ...
Northbound I81 detour finished ahead of schedule
The Virginia Department of Transportation says the work requiring a detour on Interstate 81 North in Montgomery County has been completed early. The detour ended ...
Appomattox remembers one of Civil War’s final battles as 150th anniversary ...
The biggest year in half a century is now underway in Appomattox County: the countdown to the 150th anniversary of Lee's surrender in 1865. This ...
A brand new music venue debuts tonight
The General Manager of the new Harvester Performance Center - which opens tonight - says the music hall in Rocky Mount will find its own ...
Fire damages SW Roanoke County home
From Roanoke County Fire and Rescue: Crews were dispatched to a reported structure fire in the 3600 block of Colony Lane at about 2:45 this ...
Roanoke College dedicates dorm to former Board chair
Roanoke College has dedicated a student dormitory in honor of Bob and his wife Mary Wortmann....Bob Wortmann is the former chair of the school's Board ...
Botetourt County may get out of the water business
Botetourt County currently features a hodge-podge of public water and waste-water systems - and joining the Western Virginia Water Authority is one option Supervisors are ...
AEP updates shoreline plan for Smith Mountain Lake
With the warm weather finally arriving those who live or have vacation homes at Smith Mountain Lake may want to review Appalachian Power's updated Shoreline ...
Today’s “roller girls”: Roller Derby empowers women, but the hits keep on c...
The Roanoke area's Roller Derby team is preparing for another bout this weekend, and they promise an entertaining time with "a track full of women ...
Storytellers will spin tales at “Sounds of the Mountains”
"Sounds of the Mountains" returns to Camp Bethel in Fincastle for a 13th year this Friday and Saturday. The storytelling festival is a fundraiser for ...
Jefferson Center gets ready to handle rush for Sheryl Crow tix
Roanoke City says it will sell 4,500 tickets maximum for Sheryl Crow's concert at the new Elmwood Park Amphitheater on July 31st. They go on ...
Roanoke County supervisors turn aside Bedrosian effort to consider tax cut
Roanoke County supervisors have turned aside an attempt by Al Bedrosian to reconsider last month's vote holding property taxes where they are. Bedrosian wanted his ...
State Senate passes new budget version; House agreement unlikely
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ The Virginia Senate has approved its version of a roughly $96 billion two-year budget that includes accepting additional federal funds to ...
Community college system abandon campus speech policy
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) -- The Virginia Community College System is abandoning a policy that was challenged by a student who was barred from preaching on ...
McAuliffe wants lawmakers’ families included in lobbyist gift disclosures...
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Gov. Terry McAuliffe wants lobbyists to disclose what they spend on gifts to lawmakers' families. The governor amended an ethics bill ...
Salem wants to recognize businesses that have cleaned up their act
The City of Salem wants to recognize businesses that have cleaned up their act and perhaps are a little greener. Its the third annual "Pride ...
