More than 1,000 bills are filed for Virginia General Assembly consideration each year. Here’s a look at three that involve swastikas, free water at restaurants and a cigarette sale loophole. This article was reprinted with permission from Virginia Mercury. Under current Virginia law, it’s a Class 6 felony to intimidate others by placing a swastika…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — If you love Super Bowl snacks, then thank a farmer. Whether it is wings, or chili, or nachos, or barbecue, or nearly anything else on your Big Game buffet table, an American farmer probably had something to do with it. While egg prices are skyrocketing, chicken prices are only edging up…
The Trump administration’s aggressive push to cut government jobs is reverberating in the early stages of this year’s race for governor in Virginia. RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Trump administration’s aggressive push to cut government jobs is reverberating in the early stages of this year’s race for governor in Virginia. The fast-moving effort by Republican…
John Barger, 47, of Springfield, Virginia, is charged with sexual battery of two students at Fairview Elementary School. He was arrested Thursday. Fairfax County police in Virginia have arrested an elementary school teacher on two counts of aggravated sexual battery. Police said in a news release that investigators received a tip Jan. 17 that John…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Valentine’s Day is almost here and love is in the air. It’s time to start thinking about creative ways to make a lasting impression on the one you love. The Virginia Blend is a barbershop quartet based in Roanoke. Formally, known as the Virginia Gentlemen, they changed their name after the…
A former security guard and girls basketball coach was described as the “the engine that kept everything moving” after he was killed in a crash on the shoulder of the Interstate 95 Express Lanes. This article was republished with permission from WTOP’s news partner InsideNoVa.com. Sign up for InsideNoVa.com’s free email subscription today. In a…
(WFXR) – It’s Friday, you know what that means! Before you watch the big game this weekend, it’s time to catch this week’s Big Ol’ Fish with George Noleff. Huge Striped Bass – Donna Maxfield from Claytor Lake More ‘Big Ol’Fish’ stories on WFXRtv.com Monster Blue Catfish – Bruce Kenimer from The James River Big…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – Carilion Clinic is offering free pediatric dental care on its second-annual Super Smile Savers Day February 8th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at its Tanglewood Facility. The event is for any aged 6 to 16 years old. Carilion Clinic says that as a non-profit, it is always working to improve…
COVINGTON, Va. (WFXR) – Covington Middle School has been closed since January 31, after staff and students were released in a precautionary evacuation for a strange odor. A weekend investigation concluded Covington Middle School had a carbon monoxide leak, coming from the combination of a faulty oven and exhaust system in the cafeteria. The Virginia…
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Friday will offer a brief break from the wet conditions. However, an unsettled weather pattern is anticipated over the weekend through next week. Partly to mostly sunny skies will be overhead on Friday. Morning temperatures will start in the 40s before rising into the warmer-than-average 50s and lower 60s by the…
