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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained the head chef of a Roanoke Valley restaurant this week. The incident spotlights the restaurant industry's reliance on immigrant labor, and how it's shifted under stepped-up enforcement under the Trump administration.
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Ben Jones always embraced his role as Cooter. After moving to Virginia, he would open at least three “Cooter's” country stores in Nashville and Pigeon Forge, Tennessee, and near his home. -
Unemployment is up in three Virginia metro areas, according to the latest numbers from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. -
The city of Roanoke has leveled a former hotel, and now is clearing its foundation. All in an effort to reduce flooding and improve water quality. -
Virginia's Red Onion State Prison has become the first super-maximum security prison to host an intensive re-entry program. The program is intended to help inmates who are at risk of coming back to prison prepare for their return to society. -
Fishery managers are considering cutting the bay’s catch limit by up to 50%. -
"All the hard work I’ve done, and sacrifices of early mornings, early for me, is worth it,” Richmonder Bianca Ely says. -
In a long-awaited decision, a federal judge ruled Thursday in favor of the students who, along with the NAACP, sued Shenandoah County’s school board over its renaming of schools after Confederates. -
Democratic socialists had some notable wins in primaries across the country. But, they're not having much luck here in Virginia. -
The Mountain Valley Pipeline is seeing increasing opposition from residents, local officials and advocacy groups. -
Virginians went to the polls this week in primary elections ahead of the mid-terms this fall. Michael Pope and Radio IQ Politics Analyst Jeff Schapiro discuss the results and the week that was in state government and politics.
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