• West Virginia's childcare desert

    A Talkline listener texted me this week about their problems with childcare. They work so they need childcare, which is their largest single monthly expense. But if they quit work to take care of their children, they wouldn’t be able to pay their other bills. That is a common conundrum, and it is from someone

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    Declawing cats to be banned in Virginia

    Veterinarians will not be allowed to declaw cats in Virginia starting in July, unless there are certain “therapeutic” reasons to do so.

  • West Virginia Stunned in Huntington

    Huntington, WV – The West Virginia Mountaineers (19-13) fell to the Marshall Thundering Herd (12-19) Wednesday night 3-2 in 11 innings. West Virginia junior Gr

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    Why are flags at half-staff in Virginia?

    Gov. Glenn Youngkin has ordered Virginia and United States flags in front of government buildings across the Commonwealth to fly at half-staff today.

  • 2 rescued from Virginia house fire

    Two people were rescued from a Virginia house fire Wednesday morning. The fire was reported around 9:30 a.m. in the 13900 block of Whetstone Manor Court in Clifton.Fairfax County Fire and Rescue says the two occupants were trapped when they arrived.They are currently working to bring the fire under control.

  • Virginia Emelie Broussard Young “Koddy”

    March 7, 1931 - April 5, 2024 ABBEVILLE — Koddy died peacefully at home in the presence of her family at age ninety-three. In those ninety-three years, she embodied kindness and love to the immense benefit of all who knew her, and these qualities remain in the hearts of all who will remember her. Koddy was the only sister to three brothers, Donnie, René (T-Bub), and Sammy Broussard. Koddy attended Dominican College, New Orleans, in 1949 where she encountered and soon after married Dr. Robert J....

  • Surf clams off the coast of Virginia reappear and rebound

    The Atlantic surf clam, an economically valuable species that is the main ingredient in clam chowder and fried clam strips, has returned to Virginia waters in a big way, reversing a die-off that started more than two decades ago.

  • Trans sports ban overturned in West Virginia

    A federal appeals court has voted to overturn West Virginia's law that bans transgender athletes from playing on teams consistent with their gender identity.

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    Severe Thunderstorm Warning in effect for most of Central Virginia

    Frequent lightning and scattered hail as large as two inches in size are possible. There may also be scattered wind gusts of up to 70 miles per hour are likely, according to the National Weather Service.

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    Genealogy workshop to be held at the Library of Virginia in Richmond

    Looking to learn more about your lineage? An intermediate genealogy workshop held at the Library of Virginia in Richmond could give you insight into the research process.

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    Spotted lanternflies to reappear in parts of Virginia in April

    Spotted lanternflies, an invasive insect species, are about to hatch and make their reappearance in mid to late April, according to a Virginia Tech entomologist.

  • NWS says there was 5th tornado in West Virginia

    This one on Cabell-Wayne county line.