News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
APCo Storm Update
Update: 1/24/2026 3:50 PM ET What You Need to Know Winter Storm Fern will impact Appalachian Power’s (APCo) three-state service territory today through late Sunday, […]
Weather Update 6 am
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 1 PM EST MONDAY. * WHAT…Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow and sleet […]
Blacksburg Transit Service Update
Due to forecasted inclement weather, Blacksburg Transit (BT) service will end early on Saturday, January 24 at 6:45 PM. The last departure from the Transit […]
Winter Storm Warning Remains in Effect
Updated 6:15 PM – WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM SATURDAY TO 1 PM EST MONDAY… WHAT…Heavy mixed precipitation expected. Total snow […]
19th Annual Supplies for Homebound Seniors
Volunteer Montgomery and community members joined together to bag the 19th Annual Supplies for Homebound Seniors project. This program provides another support system for seniors […]
APCo Prepares for Potential Outages
What You Need to Know A winter storm in expected to bring wet snow, sleet and ice accumulation to much of Appalachian Power’s service territory […]
Significant Snow & Ice Expected
Expected ice accumulations continue to increase south of US-460, with now 0.25-0.50″+ possible. Snow/sleet totals have decreased slightly, especially near the NC/VA state line, as […]
VDOT Gearing Up for Winter Storm
With a significant winter weather event anticipated to impact Virginia on the weekend of January 24, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is gearing up […]
NWS Forecast
A high impact winter storm moves in Saturday afternoon, bringing snow/sleet/freezing rain through Monday morning. Heavy snow will fall along/north of US-460, up to a […]
Winter Storm Watch Still in Effect
WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Heavy mixed precipitation. Mainly snow and possibly sleet along and north of […]
Griffith Stands Up for Appalachian Coal
The House Committee on Energy and Commerce convened for a full committee markup to report favorably a series of measures to amend the Clean Air […]
Winter Storm Watch this Weekend
WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow and sleet accumulations between 8 and 14 inches […]