VA Senators call for shutdown to end ahead of President’s address Ian Price January 9, 2019 1 minute read Virginia’s U.S. Senators joined some of their Democratic colleagues in addressing the chamber in response to President Trump’s live Oval Office address last night about border security. WFIR’s Ian Price has details: Share: Post navigation Previous: Explore Park to build more mountain biking trailsNext: Northam: money for I-81 fix “won’t fall out of the sky” Related Stories Not everyone in the Roanoke Valley and southwest Virginia jumped on the American Patriot bandwagon early during the Revolution Gene Marrano June 22, 2026 Data Centers are here to stay; proponent says localities need to get on board Gene Marrano June 22, 2026 Orvis to relocate Roanoke operations, retaining 60 jobs Ian Price June 22, 2026