ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) will be accepting Virginia-issued mobile drivers’ licenses with digital ID readers nationwide at checkpoints. Travelers can download the Virginia Mobile App on their phone for a virtual identity screening process rather than at a physical photo ID and boarding pass location with a TSA security officer….
SALEM, Va. (WFXR) – Salem road work continues on Tuesday, January 28. Roadwork will include: Asphalt patching is taking place on North Mill and on Chamberlain, Cleveland, and Hillview. Work also continues to evolve on East Main Street in the Downtown Corridor with sidewalk replacement. Several detours are in place. The Colorado Street Bridge is…
Several D.C.-area restaurants are joining in to celebrate the Lunar New Year with à la carte specials and ritzy dining experiences. Snake-themed Lunar New Year celebration at Falls Church, Virginia, restaurants, Nue Elegantly Vietnamese and Chasin’ Tails. (Courtesy Nue Elegantly Vietnamese and Chasin’ Tails) Snake-themed Lunar New Year celebration at Falls Church, Virginia, restaurants, Nue…
(NEXSTAR) – The Doomsday Clock, a concept designed by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to represent humanity’s proximity to a global catastrophe, moved slightly closer to “midnight” on Tuesday. The clock’s hands now indicate that the earth is just 89 seconds from midnight — the closest it’s ever been to “doomsday.” The clock was…
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WJZY) — A worker at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) died Monday after being struck by an airline ramp vehicle on the tarmac, local police have confirmed. The accident took place around 9:30 a.m. Airport officials did not disclose the circumstances surrounding the accident, but did say that only one vehicle was involved….
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – A house subcommittee has effectively killed a bill from Delegate Josh Thomas (D-Prince William) that would have required social media platforms to get parental consent before allowing kids under 18 to use so-called “addictive feeds” on their platforms. “Now with the rise of AI (artificial intelligence) and algorithms, we are getting…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – The Virginia Department of Health says two children are dead after contracting the flu. One child between the ages of five and 12 years old died in Eastern Virginia. A teenager died in Central Virginia. They’re the only pediatric deaths reported for the 2024-25 flu season in the Commonwealth. VDH data…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – More than 756,000 travelers chose to use the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport in 2024. That broke the old record, set nearly a quarter-century ago, by almost three percent. The airport says the added volume was split nearly right down the middle between locals flying out of the region, and visitors flying in….
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Getting students to school on time in the City of Roanoke has been an issue for years, whether it’s because of the lack of drivers or buses, the district knew it needed a change. That change came when the city partnered with Zum last year in a $77 million five-year contract….
BEDFORD, Va. (WFXR) – Big Island Volunteer Fire Department Company and other departments responded to a fire at 1435 Riverside Circle Drive in Bedford County on Monday. Crews responded around 5:02 p.m. to a single-wide trailer fire that also caught a pile of wood and a nearby vehicle on fire. There were several other exposures…
