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Budget Experts Says Senate Bill Would Make Health Plan More Available
Congressional budget experts say the new Senate health care bill would make a government health plan widely available.
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Task Force Doctor Stands by New Mammogram Guidelines
A member of the panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion is defending the task force's report.
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Geithner Urges Congress to Overhaul Financial Rules
Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner says Congress must keep pushing forward to overhaul the nation's badly flawed financial rules because revamping the system is essential for the health of the economy.
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VA Plant Cutting Almost Quarter of Work Force
Alcoa Howmet is laying off 250 workers, or nearly a quarter of its work force, at its Hampton manufacturing plant.
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Public Libraries in VA County Prepare for Layoffs
Fairfax County public libraries are set to lay off more than 100 employees to help close a $4 million budget gap.
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Delinquent Mortgages Across U.S. Hit Record High
An industry group says more than 14 percent of American homeowners with a mortgage were either behind on their payments or in foreclosure at the end of September, a record-high for the ninth straight quarter.
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Education Employees Make Up More than Half of WV Worker Grievances
Employees at West Virginia's public schools and higher education institutions account for more than half of the grievances filed by public workers in 2008.
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Complaints About Racial Profiling in WV City
Black leaders in Huntington say they've received complaints about racial profiling, and they're concerned about tensions between the black community and police.
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FAA Reports Failed Computers Back Up
Federal officials say flights were delayed across the country when a piece of communications equipment in Salt Lake City failed.
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CO Hurricane Project Predicted Too Many Atlantic Storms
Colorado-based weather researchers say three hurricanes formed in the Atlantic this year, two fewer than they predicted before the season and one less than their August update called for.
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Rockefeller Announces Millions Going to WV Lab
The National Energy Technology Laboratory in Morgantown is getting $13.9 million in federal stimulus money.
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Greenbrier Casino Already Paying Off for County and Towns
The Greenbrier's new casino is paying off for its home county and local municipalities.
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WV City Going to the Birds
Each evening at dusk, Bluefield becomes a scene reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock's "The Birds."
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VA County Says No to Parasailing on River Near Historic Region
York County officials have shot down a proposal that would have brought parasailing to the waterfront after a group of local residents criticized the plan as an assault on the area's historic atmosphere.
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VDOT Prioritizes Road Projects
Virginia transportation officials are moving hundreds of millions of dollars from secondary and urban road projects to higher priority Interstate and primary highways.
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RGA Takes Note of McDonnell
Gov.-elect Bob McDonnell will have to deal with Virginia's transportation issues when he takes office next year.
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What's Going Around 11-18
In this week's What's Going Around, ever heard that someone's mood can be contagious? With shorter days and cooler temperatures, a Valley doctor says seasonal affective disorder has more and more people feeling blue.
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Waynesboro Honors Alzheimer's Patients and Caregivers
On Wednesday, the Alzheimer's Association hosted an event to honor those who currently have or have had Alzheimer's at the Daily Living Center in Waynesboro.
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JMU Students Sell Art for First Time
Some students at James Madison University sold some of their artwork for the first time Wednesday night.
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Former Invista Employee Reacts to Cuts
One of Waynesboro's largest employers plans to trim more than 100 jobs by the end of the year.
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Home Depot and Dominion Power Teaming Up
Dominion Virginia Power and Home Depot are offering a program that gives customers a discount on energy-saving light bulbs.
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Forest Service Says Trees Can Store More Carbon, Slow Warming
The nation's top Forest Service official says national forests can store more carbon to slow global warming, but he warns that such a goal must be balanced against the risk of catastrophic wildfires.
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Virginia Tech to Study Ventilation Systems and Explosions in Mines
Researchers at Virginia Tech will study how explosions and other serious accidents affect ventilation systems at underground mines.
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Officials: VA Exports to Cuba Expected to Increase
State officials say Virginia's agricultural exports to Cuba are expected to rise by more than ten percent this year.
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Michelle Obama Visits VA School's Garden
First Lady Michelle Obama received a few gardening tips from some children as she toured a northern Virginia elementary school's vegetable garden.
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Boy Scouts Unveil Plan for WV Camp to be Home to Jamboree
The Boy Scouts of America has unveiled plans to turn a section of West Virginia into the organization's fourth high-adventure camp.
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Instruments Used to Repair Hubble on Display at Air and Space Museum
Two instruments that helped save the Hubble Space Telescope from disaster in 1993 were recently returned to Earth and are going on display at the Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum in Washington.
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Invista to Cut More Jobs in the Coming Months
Invista announced Wednesday that another 110 Waynesboro employees and contractors will be cut in the coming months.
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Hunting Death Sparks Outrage
The Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries says a college student from Frederick County is dead after being shot by a hunter.
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Virginia Tech Survivor Films Gun Show Loophole Campaign
A survivor of the Virginia Tech shootings is part of a campaign to close what's known as the gun show loophole.
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Arsonists Sentenced in Shenandoah County
A pair of former New Market volunteer firefighters have been sentenced in an arson case in Shenandoah County.
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Correctional Center Inmate Arrested for Drug Distribution
Another person is facing charges in an alleged drug distribution ring in the Augusta Correctional Center.
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Waynesboro Man Pleads to Charges from Psychedelic Mushroom Bust
A Waynesboro man could soon be on his way to jail after pleading guilty to drug charges Wednesday.
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Bradley Sentenced to Prison for Shooting Daughter's Boyfriend
A man convicted of a Shenandoah County murder has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
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Harringtons Return to Charlottesville
On Wednesday, the parents of a missing woman returned to where she was last seen more than a month ago.
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Possible Post Office Distribution Consolidation
The U.S. Postal Service started a study in early August to decide whether consolidating the Charlottesville distribution center with the one in Richmond would be a good idea.
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Minority Students in Gifted Programs
Gov. Tim Kaine directed the state Department of Education to study the low number of minority students in gifted education programs.
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Former Maersk Alabama Crew Asked for Name to be Changed
Former crew members of the Maersk Alabama say they asked the company to rename, repaint or reroute the ship after it was first attacked by pirates off the coast of Africa last spring.
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AAA: Holiday Road Travel to Go Up, Airline Travel to Go Down
A leading auto organization is projecting a 1.4-percent increase in Thanksgiving travel this year, although fewer people will travel by air due to budget concerns, reduced airline capacity and added charges.
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Marshall and WVU Sharing Medical Research Grants
Faculty members at Marshall University's medical school have received a total $3 million in grants for biomedical research and work force development projects.
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VA Soldier Still Missing, MA Soldier Confirmed Killed in Afghanistan
The Pentagon said a member of the Army's 82nd Airborne Division remains missing after being ordered on a resupply mission in Afghanistan two weeks ago.
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Former "Washington Times" Editor Sues Paper for Religious Discrimination
The former opinion editor of "The Washington Times" has filed a religious discrimination complaint against the paper.
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Reid on Health Care Bill Headed to Senate Floor
A senior Democratic leadership aide says legislation headed to the Senate floor would extend health care coverage to 31 million uninsured Americans at a cost of $849 billion over a decade.
Man Killed by Police in VA Had No Gun
Fairfax County police say a 52-year-old man who was shot and killed by officers while he was driving did not have a gun with him.
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Holder Discusses Trying September 11 Mastermind in New York
Attorney General Eric Holder is telling senators "failure is not an option" when it comes to the prosecution of professed September 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
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WV Senate Passes Bill to Ease Pension Liabilities
The West Virginia Senate has approved a bill aimed at easing the burdens of cities and towns across the state struggling with unfunded pension liabilities for police and firefighters.
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Struggling with Reduced Transporation Funding
The Commonwealth Transportation Board, the Virginia Department of Transportation and the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation continued grappling with reductions in available transportation funding.
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Two WV Guilty Pleas for Cocaine Distribution
Earlier this month, two West Virginia residents pleaded guilty to distributing cocaine.
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Department of the Interior Looking to Protect Streams Near Surface Coal Mines
The Department of the Interior announced Wednesday it's taking immediate actions to strengthen oversight of state surface coal mining programs and to promulgate federal regulations to better protect streams affected by surface coal mining operations.
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Virginia Gets "D" for Premature Birth Rate
The March of Dimes gave Virginia a "D" for the number of premature births.
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