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It’s been almost two weeks since Helene damaged hundreds of homes across Southwest Virginia and took the lives of two people. In some of the hardest hit communities, including Damascus and surrounding areas, it could take more than a year to rebuild washed out roads and fully reopen the Virginia Creeper Trail.
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Northern Virginia is in trouble. According to a recent report from the Stephen Fuller Institute at George Mason University, the region has stagnant wages, flat salaries and rising unemployment.
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The Virginia Trust Index might sound academic. But at its core, the metric from Roanoke College reveals a disturbing post-pandemic reality – views about honesty and reliability are being scarred.
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The lawsuit argues that an executive order issued in August by Gov. Glenn Youngkin requiring daily updates to voter lists to remove ineligible voters violates a federal law that requires a 90-day “quiet period” ahead of elections on the maintenance of voter rolls.
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Residents impacted by flooding from Helene in parts of Southwest Virginia can now apply for financial help through the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA.
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“We have seen some efforts by the governor to try and use executive power to restrict speech on campus,” PEN America’s Jeremy Young told Radio IQ.
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The boil advisory continues for all other customers in Montgomery County, including Virginia Tech.
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Cary Fedei is a former corporate graphic designer who fashioned a part-time hobby into a full-time job in Portsmouth.
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A spokesman for the Kaine campaign says some of the senator's most important work is on bills that he did not sponsor, including efforts to combat fentanyl trafficking, reduce tobacco use among kids and helping military spouses.
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About $90 million dollars was thrown at the program in the short term to cover more than 8,000 VMSDEP beneficiaries this year.
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Last week was a slow time for solar energy in the Commonwealth, but some arrays have found ways to be productive, even on cloudy, rainy days.
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As worries of violence hang over this election season, faith leaders are calling for peace at the end of the campaign trail.