CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man who stopped by a convenience store to buy his kids chocolate milk also bought $1 million scratch-off lottery ticket. WRIC reported Sunday that Dennis Willoughby of Chesterfield County bought the ticket at a 7-Eleven right before Christmas. He decided to buy the ticket while he was in the store. The…… Continue Reading
The falling snow may be long gone, but for many southwest Virginians, its impact is not yet over. Appalachian Power reports more than 40,000 homes, businesses and other customers were without power at times Monday in its Virginia service area, and even though crews were prepared in advance to respond, it will take them a…… Continue Reading
The National Weather Service says an area of low pressure will move through the Carolinas tonight and early Monday, while cold air sinks into the southern Appalachians behind an upper-level storm system. They go on to say this will bring a change from rain to snow starting in the mountains shortly after midnight, then reaching…… Continue Reading
The Bedford County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a series of events occurring early Saturday morning at Lago Pizza in Moneta. The first incident happened at approximately midnight resulted in Clinton Minter, age 28 of Bedford, being charged with the robbery of Shamanique Peter Mickle, age 44 of Roanoke.Approximately two and a half hours later it…… Continue Reading
Roanoke County, VA—January 1, 2022) Roanoke County Fire and Rescue responded at approximately 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 1, 2022 to the 5700 block of Crystal Creek Drive, in the Cave Spring area, for the report of a residential structure fire. First arriving crews from Roanoke County Station 3 (Cave Spring) found smoke showing from…… Continue Reading
PRINCE GEORGE, Va. (AP) — Authorities in Virginia say that a second person has died following a shooting at a New Year’s Eve bonfire party in Prince George County. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the shooting occurred about 12:30 a.m. Saturday. Prince George police said that officers responded to the report of a shooting at…… Continue Reading
CHESTERFIELD, Va. (AP) — Police in central Virginia say they’re investigating a road-rage shooting that sent a person to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Chesterfield County police said in a news release that the incident occurred late Friday afternoon on the 108000 block of Midlothian Turnpike. Police said the person who was shot had been…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia has launched a statewide Mortgage Relief Program to help homeowners who’ve been financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic. Gov. Ralph Northam announced the new program on Thursday. He said the state has received more than $250 million through the U.S. Department of the Treasury to provide relief. Applications for the…… Continue Reading
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s unemployment rate has fallen significantly since the coronavirus pandemic had shut down much of the economy last year. But the state’s labor force is still slightly smaller than what it was before the pandemic began. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported Wednesday that the state’s unemployment rate peaked at 11.3% in April 2020. The…… Continue Reading
From Carilion Clinic: To help reduce the risk of the spread of COVID-19, Carilion Franklin Memorial Hospital (CFMH) is implementing additional visitation restrictions to keep patients and employees safe. Effective Friday, Dec. 31 at 7 a.m., the facility will update its visitation level to red. No visitors will be permitted with the following exceptions: Inpatient:…… Continue Reading