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Graduate School Enrollment Up at Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is reporting record enrollment in its Graduate School.
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VA-Based Group to Hold Free Clinics to Show Need for Health Care Reform
A nonprofit group's campaign to hold free medical clinics for the uninsured in three states aims to persuade moderate Democrats to support their party's health care reform efforts.
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Noodle Factory in VA Expanding, Hiring More Workers
A ramen noodle factory in Chesterfield County is expanding.
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WV Steel Workers Losing Jobs at End of Month
More than 50 Steel of West Virginia workers will be out of work by the end of November.
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Capito Says Troubled by EPA Response to Mining Concerns
Rep. Shelley Moore Capito says she's troubled by what she heard in a meeting with Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson.
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Byrd Celebrates Birthday in Home State
Sen. Robert C. Byrd is spending his 92nd birthday in West Virginia, at a groundbreaking for a new section of highway.
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Railroad-Related Groups Working to Boost VA Tourism
Railroad-related museums and organizations are teaming up to boost Virginia tourism.
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VA Church Being Converted into Day Shelter for Homeless
A 19th-century church in Charlottesville is undergoing an estimated $5 million renovation that will transform it into a day shelter for the homeless.
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Crime Where You Live 11-19
An alleged shoplifter in Rockingham County got in even more trouble with the law when deputies say he was hiding something else, too.
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JMU Details Partial Demolition of Bridgeforth
Win or lose, Saturday's home football game will be the last for James Madison's Bridgeforth Stadium as it's currently constructed.
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Verona Mother Finds Healing in Memorial Garden
A mother, who is mourning the loss of her daughter, has found healing through community support and a garden that honors her daughter.
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New Moon Movie Opens to Crowds in Harrisonburg
The latest film in the Twilight series, "New Moon," opened Thursday night at midnight to long lines at the Regal Cinemas in Harrisonburg.
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Adolescent Drinking Prevention Town Hall
On Thursday night, some Valley teens got a scientific look at how alcohol and drugs can affect the brain and other organs.
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Business Students Apply Learning to Struggling Economy
Business students at Blue Ridge Community College are trying to find answers to regional and national economic problems.
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Dayton's Chief of Police Explains High Crime Rate
Dayton's Chief of Police believes Dayton's crime numbers are in line with other towns across the state of Virginia.
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Staunton Invests in Entrepreneurs
Money coach Patricia Copper taught a financial workshop in Staunton Thursday night.
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Salmonella Outbreak Claims Filed Against VA Peanut Company
A bankruptcy trustee says claims have been filed for 154 people who say they were sickened by a salmonella outbreak traced to a Virginia peanut company.
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U.S. Senate Passes Bill Giving Benefits to Veteran Caregivers
The Senate has unanimously passed legislation that would provide monthly stipends and medical benefits to family members who stay home to care for severely injured veterans of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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VA-Based Energy Company to Include Pollution Information in Disclosures
An energy company that operates several coal-fired power plants in the U.S. has agreed to put more information about global warming in its public financial disclosures.
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Former Captain of Maersk Alabama Thanks Crew of Bainbridge
A merchant sea captain who was captured and held by Somali pirates has thanked the U.S. Navy crew and captain who were part of his daring rescue.
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Shoot for Denzel Washington Movie to Close WV Bridge
The Market Street Bridge near Follansbee will close Monday while a crew shoots scenes for a movie starring Denzel Washington.
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Land Auction at New River Gorge Brings in Millions
An auction company has sold more than 14,000 acres in West Virginia's New River Gorge for $12.25 million.
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Oprah to Announce End of "Oprah Winfrey Show"
The president of Harpo, Inc. released a statement Thursday saying Oprah Winfrey will make an announcement regarding the future of her television show Friday.
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Woman Killed in Accident at Timberville Pilgrim's Pride Plant
Officials say a woman has been killed in an accident at the Pilgrim's Pride plant in Timberville.
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Waynesboro Woman Sentenced for Child Neglect
A woman who allegedly locked a teen in a bedroom, sometimes without food, is awaiting sentencing in Waynesboro.
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Prison Sentence for Malicious Wounding and Gang Participation
A man convicted of malicious wounding by mob and gang participation will spend seven years in prison.
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WV Man Sentenced for Harrisonburg Robbery
A West Virginia man accused of robbery and cocaine possession learned his fate in court Thursday.
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H1N1 Vaccine Clinic at EMU
Shipments of the H1N1 vaccine went out this week to Virginia's colleges and universities.
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Restaurants Prepare for Smoking Ban
The commissioner of the Virginia Department of Health provided an update Thursday on a law that goes into effect December 1, banning smoking in most restaurants.
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Cigarette Tax Proposed in Luray
Facing falling real estate revenues, Luray town officials are considering a tax on cigarettes.
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Waynesboro City Officials Seek New Economic Development Director
One day after the Invista plant announced that more than 100 workers would be laid off, city officials in Waynesboro are taking action to make sure they can recover from the economic blow.
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Camp Kaleidoscope Auctions Off Property
A Rockingham County camp that helps foster care children needs to make some money.
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Groups Ask Kaine to Sign Order Restoring Felon Rights
Civil rights organizations are asking Gov. Tim Kaine to sign an executive order restoring the rights of nearly 300,000 felons before he leaves office in January.
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VA Company Files Suit over Counterfeit Cigarettes
Philip Morris USA is accusing ten New York and New Jersey retailers of selling counterfeit Marlboro cigarettes.
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Dominion Power Deal in PA Waiting on WV Sale
The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission has unanimously approved the sale of Dominion Peoples, Pittsburgh's largest natural gas utility, to a San Francisco-based investors group subsidiary.
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New Type of Guardrail to be Installed on I-81 in Rockingham County
At its November meeting, the Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded a median barrier project to enhance safety along the Interstate 81 corridor in the Harrisonburg area in the Virginia Department of Transportation Staunton District.
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Manchin Touts Gas Tax Stabilization Bill
Gov. Joe Manchin says West Virginia’s communities stand to benefit from millions of dollars in additional funding for roadway paving if his gas tax stabilization bill passes during the special legislative session currently under way.
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U.S. Senator's Wife Charged with DWI, Hit-and-Run in VA
The wife of U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., has been charged with drunken driving and hit-and-run after hitting a parked car in northern Virginia.
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West and Clark in Charge of Reviewing Fort Hood Shooting
Defense Secretary Robert Gates is putting former Army Secretary Togo West and former Navy chief Vernon Clark in charge of a broad Pentagon review of the circumstances surrounding the Fort Hood shootings.
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Bones Found in WV Mansion Came from Animals
Brooke County Sheriff Richard Ferguson says bones found hidden in a wall of a 19th century West Virginia mansion are from animals.
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VA Hunter Found Dead in the Woods
Police are investigating the death of a hunter whose body was found in a wooded area in Chesterfield County.
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VA DGIF Says Deadly Shootings with Non-Hunter Victims Rare
Fatal hunting-related shootings in which a non-hunter is a victim are rare in Virginia.
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Pension Relief Passes WV Legislature
Gov. Joe Manchin has achieved the main goal of this week's special legislative session, with passage of a measure meant to help cities with ailing police and fire pension funds.
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Schumer Says FAA Needs More Resources to Prevent Glitches
New York Sen. Charles E. Schumer says the Federal Aviation Administration needs more resources to prevent problems like the computer glitch that's causing cancellations and flight delays nationwide.
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Legislators Considering Changing WV FOIA Laws
Some top lawmakers say they're open to looking at West Virginia's freedom of information laws to see if they need to be made broader.
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WV Call Center Adding Jobs
TRG Customer Solutions is expanding its call center in Charleston.
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WV Department of Transportation Outlines Winter Road Plans
Throughout the winter season, an informed public is vital to the West Virginia Division of Highways successful Snow Removal and Ice Control program, according to Highways Commissioner Paul Mattox.
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Job Seekers Spending Less Time Looking
The Virginia Employment Commission says the unemployment numbers in Winchester are looking better.
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Remley Calls on VA Residents to Celebrate Smoke-Free Restaurants
To celebrate the upcoming ban on smoking in restaurants, Virginia’s Health Commissioner called on Virginians Thursday to show their support for the new law and local businesses by dining at their favorite smoke-free restaurants.
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One Soldier Remains Hospitalized After Explosion at VA National Guard Base
A pyrotechnic device used in training exercises exploded at Fort Pickett, sending 14 Virginia National Guard soldiers to hospitals, most as a precautionary measure.
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