From TSA: ROANOKE, Va.– A man from Atlanta, Ga., was cited by police after Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers prevented him from carrying a handgun onto his flight on Saturday, March 12, at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport. The revolver was not loaded, but the man had eight bullets with the gun in his carry-on bag. A…… Continue Reading
A Washington and Lee professor of comparative literature who knows all about fleeing from oppressive regimes – even if it means leaving her beloved home country – has written a no-holds-barred memoir about her journey from Eastern Europe almost 40 years ago. She spoke to WFIR’s Gene Marrano recently about her life … and here…… Continue Reading
A Virginia Tech economics professor says the invasion of Ukraine has handed the Biden administration a way to seek blaming Russia for inflationary pressures here — even if prices had already been rising before the military action began. David Bieri says it’s nothing political, just economics at work: it was clear, he says, that COVID-related…… Continue Reading
The President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly hails from the Commonwealth – 11th District Congressman Gerry Connolly – and his boots were on the ground at the Ukraine-Poland border last week. WFIR’s Gene Marrano on what he saw: 3-14 Connolly Wrap#1 The post VA Congressman on what he saw at Ukraine-Poland border first appeared…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) – A police officer in Virginia has been sentenced to one year in prison for fatally shooting his then-fiance dog with a 12-gauge shotgun. WRIC reports that Richard Chinappi III was sentenced Friday in Powhatan County Circuit Court. The Richmond police officer had pleaded guilty to a felony charge of torturing or…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia General Assembly approved legislation Saturday to toughen the penalty for stealing catalytic converters. The emission control devices have become popular targets for thieves to cut out of a vehicle’s exhaust system. Thefts have increased across the country over the last two years as prices for the precious metals they…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s divided part-time Legislature, unable to reach an agreement on a budget, opted to adjourn Saturday and reconvene later at the call of the governor to finish the year’s work. Both chambers agreed to a resolution Saturday that allows the budget bills and a wide range of other measures that were…… Continue Reading
NEW YORK (AP) — For the second straight Saturday night, Duke failed to deliver Coach K a send-off victory. This time it was Virginia Tech playing party pooper. Hunter Cattoor scored a career-high 31 points and the seventh-seeded Hokies won the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament for the first time, beating Duke 82-67 to deny Mike…… Continue Reading
NEW YORK (AP) — For the second straight Saturday night, Duke failed to deliver Coach K a send-off victory. This time it was Virginia Tech playing party pooper. Hunter Cattoor scored a career-high 31 points and the seventh-seeded Hokies won the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament for the first time, beating Duke 82-67 to deny Mike…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia General Assembly members put in long hours this week as they worked through hundreds of bills, with the year’s regular session drawing to a close. Throughout the day Friday, members hustled back and forth between their respective chambers as they met in the Capitol corridors to hash out compromise versions…… Continue Reading