New Episode! October 16, 2025 — Bending Not Breaking

Chris Dall: Hello and welcome to the Osterholm Update, a podcast on COVID-19 and other infectious diseases with Doctor Michael Osterholm. Doctor Osterholm is an internationally recognized medical detective and Director of the Center for Infectious...

Merck begins construction of $3 billion manufacturing facility in Virginia

(Reuters) -Merck said on Monday it has begun construction of a $3 billion pharmaceutical manufacturing facility in Elkton, Virginia as part of its more than $70 billion investment to expand domestic manufacturing and research and development in...

AWS outage puts Northern Virginia data centers in the spotlight

The Amazon Web Services outage knocked out web services around the world. The epicenter of the outage is Northern Virginia. FAIRFAX, Va. — An Amazon Web Services outage is causing major disruptions around the world. The service provides remote...

Heartbreak as The Voice Australia star shared optimistic cancer update just weeks before her shock death

Beloved The Voice Australia star Virginia Lillye tragically believed her cancer treatment was going well, just weeks before her death following a two-year battle with advanced ovarian cancer. On September 22, the award-winning singer who died on...

Nobody’s Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre review – a devastating exposé of power, corruption and abuse

There is a strand running through Nobody’s Girl – a memoir by Virginia Roberts Giuffre, who died by suicide in April this year – in which the activist and survivor of Jeffrey Epstein grapples with something more insidious than abuse. “I know it is...

Merck breaks ground on $3B manufacturing plant in Virginia

White House Counselor for Trade and Manufacturing Peter Navarro told ‘Mornings with Maria’ that President Donald Trump’s tariffs will cut U.S. reliance on China, rebuild supply chains and protect national security through tough trade policy. Merck...

Shoemaker Elementary unites for breast cancer walk to honor survivors and fighters

GATE CITY, Va. (WCYB) — Students, faculty, and staff at Shoemaker Elementary School in Gate City, Virginia came together on Wednesday to show their support for those affected by breast cancer. The school hosted an awareness walk, bringing the...

Roanoke health department: Average Roanoke resident’s health worse than state average

On Monday, the Roanoke City Council will receive a presentation from Cynthia Morrow, district health director with the Roanoke City Health Department. The data that Morrow will present suggest that the average Roanoker isn’t as healthy as the...

Teacher’s report prompts state investigation

Editor's note: The following text is a transcript of a podcast story. To listen to the story, click on the arrow beneath the headline above. MYRNA BROWN, HOST: Coming up next on The World and Everything in It: Virginia public school teachers may...

Now Amazon Package Delays? AWS Still Suffering "Degraded" Service Across US-East

Update (1507ET): Fast forward to late in the U.S. cash session, and Amazon Web Services (AWS) is still experiencing "degraded" service in its US-East-1 (Northern Virginia) region, resulting in disruptions across a number of apps and websites...

Southcoast Health welcomes 12 new providers

TIVERTON – Southcoast Health has hired 12 new providers, the health system recently announced. The new providers are: Dr. Rachael Bednarz-Medeiros: She joins Southcoast Health Internal Medicine caring for patients in Fairhaven. She earned her...

Virginia man killed in crash on 113 in Lincoln

LINCOLN, Del. - Delaware State Police are investigating a fatal three-vehicle crash in Lincoln on Friday afternoon. Investigators say a Hyundai Sonata was driving north on US 113 at about 2 p.m. on Oct. 17 when the car began slowing down for a...

UPDATED: Virginia Man Dies after Three Vehicle Crash Near Lincoln Friday Afternoon

UPDATED – 10/20/25 – Delaware State Police have identified 68 year old Michael Smith of Portsmouth, Virginia, as the man who died in the fatal crash in Lincoln on Friday. ==========================================================================...

Local vineyards combat disease growth due to cooler temps

The below normal temperatures have thrown a wrench in this year's grape harvest. One local vineyard shares its experience. Posted and last updated Temperatures generally have been below normal since the end of summer. Despite a few 80–90-degree...

Medical Support Departs for Alaska, Mexico Flood Response Efforts

By Tori Gordon Over the past week, Direct Relief has delivered 794 shipments of requested medical aid to 50 U.S. states and territories and 17 countries worldwide. The shipments contained 28.7 million defined daily doses of medication. Medications...

Letters for Oct. 20: AG Jason Miyares not ‘standing up’ for Virginians

Virginia AG race Re “Comparison” (Your Views, Oct. 15): I’m wondering if the letter writer remembers President Donald Trump saying, “Let’s put her with a rifle standing there with nine barrels shooting at her, OK? Let’s see how she feels about it....

Health officials issue warning after US patient contracts rare virus: 'It's important for everyone to guard against'

"Remain[s] a potential threat here in Illinois." by Christine DulionOctober 18, 2025 Health experts are warning residents across Illinois to stay alert after a patient contracted a rare tick-borne virus. It's the first time the virus has been...

Excerpt of Virginia Giuffre book released, co-author describes abuse as 'Handmaid's Tale'

An excerpt from the forthcoming memoir from Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers, was released by CBS News on Sunday. The released portion of the memoir details a 2021 trip Giuffre took to the Louvre Museum as she prepared to...

Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre's memoir excerpt released 

An excerpt from the forthcoming memoir from Virginia Giuffre, one of Jeffrey Epstein’s accusers, was released by CBS News Oct. 19. The released portion of the memoir details a 2021 trip Giuffre took to the Louvre Museum as she prepared to testify...

Candidates for lieutenant governor lay out different visions for education in Virginia

The candidates for Virginia lieutenant governor have made education a central campaign pillar. Democratic state Sen. Ghazala Hashmi’s website describes the need to fully fund public schools so children in Virginia “have access to top notch public...