News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
AI Technologies in American Health Care
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA), Chairman of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health, held a hearing entitled “Examining Opportunities to Advance American Health […]
Rural Health Transformation Program Launched
Listen to this article:Your browser does not support the audio element.0:000:00Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced the launch of Virginia’s rural health transformation program stakeholder engagement […]
Pulaski Democrats meet Sept 3
The Pulaski Democrats will meet Wednesday, Sept. 3, at 5:30 p.m. at the Charles and Ona B. Free Memorial Library, 300 Giles Ave, Dublin. Please […]
9/13: Mt. Tabor Ruritan Fish Fry
Mount Tabor Ruritan Club will hold its September Fish Fry on Saturday, September 13 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Slusser’s Chapel Picnic Shelter, 1543 […]
Labor Day Closings
Blacksburg: The Town of Blacksburg will operate on the following schedule on Monday, September 1: Town Offices Town administrative offices will be closed. Blacksburg Transit […]
Big Tech put on alert over harms by chatbots
Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a bipartisan coalition of 43 other attorneys general demanding Big Tech companies strengthen protections for minors exposed to artificial […]
Learning at Emory & Henry and Beyond
Congress’s August recess gives members time to do learning tours in their districts and elsewhere. It also coincides with the return to school. During this […]
Holiday Weekend: Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over
Nearly 200 Virginia law enforcement agencies will conduct 705 individual saturation patrols and 86 sobriety checkpoints across the Commonwealth through the Labor Day weekend as […]
Stabbing reported overnight
On August 28, 2025 at approximately 4:25am, the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office was dispatched to a residence in the 2100 block of Mt. Pleasant Road, […]
Notable Improvements in SOL test scores
Governor Glenn Youngkin and Secretary of Education Aimee Rogstad Guidera today joined State Superintendent of Public Instruction Emily Anne Gullickson and leaders from the Virginia […]
9/4: Salem VA Quarterly Town Hall
The Salem VA Health Care System will host its Quarterly Town Hall Meeting for Veterans on Thursday, September 4 at 12:00 p.m. in the Building […]
Google investing $9 Billion across Virginia
Governor Glenn Youngkin today announced Google will invest an additional $9 billion in Virginia through the end of 2026. The funds will be focused on […]