Timothy Martin
A new phone scam targeting Appalachian Power customers is making the rounds across Virginia. WFIR’s Timothy Martin has more.
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Roanoke’s two pools are getting ready to open. WFIR’s Timothy Martin has more on the schedule and some new activities this year.
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The Taubman Museum of Art will soon open up a whole different part of the museum to visitors. WFIR’s Timothy Martin explains.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Gov. Bob McDonnell will automatically restore nonviolent felons’ civil rights on an individual basis in the final year of his term. The policy change means nonviolent felons won’t have to apply to regain their rights, including the right to vote. As soon as the administration determines that a nonviolent felon has served his sentence and doesn’t have any pending felony charges, the governor will send a letter restoring the person’s rights. Continue reading
A southbound stretch of Interstate 81 in Montgomery County is closed because of an unstable slope. The Virginia Department of Transportation says the slope is in the truck climbing lane work zone between mile markers 120 and 125. Emergency repairs are being made. Traffic is being detoured at the Dixie Caverns exit onto U.S. 11/460 and then back onto the interstate at exit 118 in Christiansburg. VDOT said Wednesday that it doesn’t have an estimated time for reopening the soutbound lanes.
Virginia529 is using this day to raise awareness about the benefits of saving for higher education. WFIR’s Timothy Martin has more.
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