Updated: 6:58 AM Senior citizens in the Valley describe Medicare as helpful, but there are a few things they need to look out for to prevent Medicare fraud. According to the Office of Inspector General with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services last year, they found that a quarter of all Medicare payments to nursing homes are made in error.
Updated: 6:49 PM The state health commissioner awarded a Valley nurse as Virginia's public health nurse of the year. She was chosen out of four candidates by region in the state.
Posted: 4:44 PM An Ohio prosecutor says he may seek the death penalty against the man accused of imprisoning three women at his home for about a decade for forcing them to suffer miscarriages.
Posted: 3:11 PM Police in Fayette County say a man was electrocuted when he picked up a live power line that he had shot down in order to steal copper from it.
Updated: 2:02 PM On Thursday, Governor Bob McDonnell's team announced grants for 11 projects across the state aimed at strengthening the agriculture and forestry industries.
Updated: 1:00 PM A new report says the University of Virginia remains one of the nation's least socioeconomically diverse public schools but commends the University of Richmond for serving low-income students.
Posted: 11:35 AM The Boston police commissioner says three city police officers were working with the U.S. terrorism task force but didn't know about vague warnings by Russia's government about one of the bombing suspects delivered nearly two years before the attacks.
Posted: 11:33 AM A Cleveland man has been arraigned on charges of rape and kidnapping days after three women missing for about a decade were found alive at his home.
Posted: 11:12 AM Gov. Bob McDonnell says 11 projects throughout Virginia are sharing nearly $250,000 in funds aimed at strengthening the state's agriculture and forestry industries.
Updated: 10:20 AM Do you ever want to change something about the way you look? Many people turn to plastic surgery for help, but how young is too young to go under the knife?
Updated: 6:30 PM A picture of a school bus going through flooded waters raised concern among parents. A WHSV reporter spoke with the district superintendent about how schools deal with this flooding.
Updated: 6:29 PM Flooding has been widespread across the Valley this week. One woman was concerned about the flooding and what that means for people's safety.
