
McDonnell provides update on storm response
As of 10 a.m. Thursday, power companies are reporting that approximately 107,300 customers remain without power statewide, according to a report from Gov. Bob McDonnell’s office

As of 10 a.m. Thursday, power companies are reporting that approximately 107,300 customers remain without power statewide, according to a report from Gov. Bob McDonnell’s office

State Del. Steve Landes, R-Weyers Cave, has sent a letter to the University of Virginia Board of Visitors urging the board to reconsider its forced resignation of President Teresa Sullivan to consider her reinstatement. “Just like everyone else, members of the General Assembly were blindsided by the actions of the Board,” Landes said

Federal, state and local law enforcement have launched a multi-media campaign that includes two enhanced composite sketches of a suspect in the 2009 murder of Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington

VDOT will hold a meeting to discuss a proposed study on improving traffic safety systems for the section of I-64 that starts at mile marker 96 and extends to mile marker 107

WVPT held a reception to honor the winners of the PBS Kids Kids Go! Writers Contest. All first-place winners from Western Virginia will be entered into the national PBS Kids G0! Writers Contest

The Virginia Department of Transportation is working to reduce roadside surprises and delays for motorists with its launch of Safety Service Patrols

Beef cattle prices may have dropped off from historic levels, but they are still high. Generally speaking, “it’s a good time to be in agriculture right now,” said Albemarle County beef cattle producer Carl Tinder, “but you still have to watch your bottom line.” Tinder chairs the Virginia Farm Bureau Federation Livestock Advisory Committee. “Cattle…

Uncle Henry’s Favorites Old-Time String Band will bring their unique version of the music that was the hallmark of the mountain culture. The performance will be a homecoming for the band’s fiddler/guitarist Pete Vigour who was raised in Waynesboro. Joining him will be Ellen Vigour on mandolin, Jim Childress on fiddle and guitar and Mark…

The Supreme Court of Virginia ruled on Friday that the University of Virginia and all other state agencies cannot be served with civil investigative demands which compel agencies to provide information for fraud investigations involving government funds. Although the court recognized Virginia’s Fraud Against Taxpayers Act contains “functional inconsistencies” on the issue, in its ruling,…

Allowing Sunday hunting would create a lose-lose situation for Virginia citizens, and the state’s largest farm advocacy group continues to oppose it. “Virginia Farm Bureau Federation, through its grassroots policy process, opposes hunting on Sunday,” said Wilmer Stoneman, VFBF associate director of governmental relations. “People are trying to couch this as a private property issue,…
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