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New statewide emergency system will help reduce 911 outages across our hometowns
ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - From Galax and Wytheville to Roanoke, many of our hometowns have seen 9-1-1 outages this year. The Roanoke County 9-1-1 center had an outage caused by electrical work. In Wythe County, a lightning strike was to blame for an overnight outage. While these issues were...
Former Virginia birth-injury program executive accused of stealing nearly $5 million from employer
A New Kent County man is accused of embezzling nearly $5 million from a state-administered fund that benefits Virginia children who have been left disabled by a birth injury.
Latest Roanoke College survey shows optimism about economy
The most recent survey of Virginians state-wide by the Institute for Policy and Opinion Research at Roanoke College shows a healthy jump in Consumer Sentiment – and the public continues to spend. The latest Roanoke College Consumer Sentiment poll just took place over a 5-day period last week; 730 completed interviews came from random phone calls to Virginians and an online survey. Economics professor Dr. Alice Kassens is a senior analyst for the Institute:
Family pleads for help as search for missing 15-year-old girl enters fifth week
CAMPBELL COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - The search for 15-year-old Alaina Hendricks has entered its fifth week, leaving her Campbell County family desperate for answers. Hendricks, who was staying at a group home in Henrico, ran away with another girl and no one has reported seeing her since. Her family is growing increasingly concerned as the days go by without any word from her.
Va. Rep. Don Beyer at DNC criticizes GOP stance, says he is 'instinctively anti-tariff'
Virginia Rep. Don Beyer said tariffs on imports will "have a huge inflationary impact on the economy" in the United States as he spoke to Scripps News on Wednesday from the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Rep. Beyer, a Democrat, pushed back in no uncertain terms about his opposition to...
UVA advises two Virginia MPOX cases not linked to global health emergency
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) -For Virginians, it is likely not time to panic over MPOX. But in a world where international travel is increasingly commonplace, viruses can travel fast. “Viruses, bacteria, and other infectious diseases don’t see borders,” University of Virginia Professor of Medicine Doctor Kyle Enfield said. With...
FBI searched homes of two Americans with ties to Russian state media
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The FBI earlier this month searched the homes of two Americans with ties to Russian state media, including a former United Nations weapons inspector and an adviser to Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's 2016 campaign.
Coolest August temperatures in decades visit parts of Virginia
Temperatures reached the 40s for many in western Virginia on Wednesday morning and will likely be similar on Thursday morning before a slow warmup. The post Coolest August temperatures in decades visit parts of Virginia appeared first on Cardinal News.
Grocery inflation and end of federal aid strain local food banks
Pandemic-era food aid from the federal government ended earlier this year, and inflation has also taken its toll. Those are just two reasons why visits to local food pantries are way up. WMRA’s Ayse Pirge reports. Les Sinclair is the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank’s communications and PR manager....
Virginia businessman faces up to 10 years in prison for $218K Medicaid billing scheme
A Virginia businessman was convicted of two counts of healthcare fraud related to a Medicaid billing scheme. Richard Davis, 51, of Powhatan, led a fraud operation that resulted in a loss to Medicaid of at least $218,392 due to excessive overbilling for services provided. Davis was the sole owner of...
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