News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
10/10: Fall Festival at Huckleberry Park
Please join our fall festival at Christiansburg Huckleberry Park! Everyone is welcome! 🎟 Free admission 🍗 Free food 🎉 Free kids’ crafts and activities đź«‚ […]
ReNew the New Holds Another Successful Cleanup
ReNew the New hosted its annual Fall into the New river cleanup on August 29th. Citizens, non-profits, local businesses, groups from Radford University and Virginia […]
Giles County Broadband Project Reaches 84% Completion
On August 28th, project partners and community leaders gathered in Giles County to celebrate the progress being made through the Virginia Telecommunication Initiative (VATI) 2024 […]
Crab Creek Beautification Phase II
The Crab Creek Beautification Phase II Project, a BMP installation cost share program, is in full swing. Inquiries and applications are rolling in for the […]
Virginia Ranked No. 1 in Nation for Workforce Training
Governor Abigail Spanberger today celebrated that Virginia has been ranked No. 1 in the nation for its workforce training program in Area Development’s 2026 Top States […]
ChangemakerYOU Emphasizes Collaboration
ChangemakerYOU, Inc. held its first Piecework in Practice Intergenerational Leadership Experience for Women and Girls on Sept. 23 at Margaret Beeks Elementary School in Blacksburg. […]
Actions Against Fraud
Republicans are on the front lines to root out waste, fraud and abuse of the federal government by large criminal conspiracies. Accordingly, I am taking […]
Strengthening Cybersecurity in Health Care
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner (D-VA), Bill Cassidy, M.D. (R-LA), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and John Cornyn (R-TX) celebrated the U.S. Senate’s passage by unanimous […]
Weekly traffic alert: October 2-9
The list of forecasted highway projects is now online. These are projects that may impact traffic traveling in the 12-county Salem Transportation District over the […]
The Mother of the Boston Tea Party
It was a cold December night in Boston. The harbor was dark, but the city was alive with anger. Three British ships sat at Griffin’s […]
GAO Report and Tobacco Product Applications
Thursday, October 1, 2026 – Today, the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) published a report that illustrates ongoing challenges with the tobacco product application process at […]
Governor Announces Virginia Energy Plan
Governor Abigail Spanberger today unveiled the 2026 Virginia Energy Plan — laying out pathways to deliver affordable, reliable energy to families, protect the Commonwealth’s natural […]