News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
Motor Vehicle Inspection Stickers Explained
The Virginia State Police Motor Vehicle Inspection Program has experienced a recent increase in requests for replacement state inspection stickers and is reminding the public […]
Pumpkin Festival Opens with Wine Festival
Sinkland Farms will open its 35th Annual Pumpkin Festival this Saturday, Sept. 19, launching seven weekends of fall festivities with its annual Wine Festival and […]
VDOT alert: September 11-18, 2026
The following is a list of forecasted highway projects that may impact traffic traveling in the 12-county Salem Transportation District this week. Work schedules and […]
General Fund Revenues Grew 5.4 Percent
Governor Abigail Spanberger today announced that August revenues increased 2.8 percent compared to last August. On a fiscal year-to-date basis through the first two months […]
Fighting to Protect the Second Amendment
New cases are set to go before the United States Supreme Court. As is custom, many outside groups with an interest in a case plan […]
Warner & Kaine urge Supreme Court to Allow Mail-in Voting
U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) joined a bipartisan, bicameral group of lawmakers and former lawmakers in filing an amicus brief […]
Opioid Abatement Authority Awards Grants
On Tuesday, September 1, 2026, the Grants Committee of the Virginia Opioid Abatement Authority’s (OAA) Board of Directors awarded $12,324,558.92 in 2026-2027 funding to eighteen […]
Governor’s Flag Order in Memory of 9/11
In accordance with the authority vested in me as Governor, I hereby order that the flags of the United States of America and the Commonwealth […]
Rollout of More Secure “Chip-and-Tap” EBT Cards
Governor Abigail Spanberger today announced the rollout of new, more secure EBT cards equipped with “chip-and-tap” technology to better prevent Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) fraud […]
What was The Turtle?
On the night of September 6, 1776, a new form of warfare began in New York Harbor. Sgt. Ezra Lee maneuvered a small, one-man, American-made […]
CWRT Congress Award
A Roanoke historical education group has been honored by a national organization for the local group’s remarkable post-COVID comeback story. The Roanoke Civil War Round […]
Welcoming Week 2026
The YMCA at Virginia Tech is proud to host the 5th Annual Welcoming Week, taking place September 10–19, 2026, as part of a nationwide initiative […]
