Feed More food drive aims to help amid rising demand

HENRICO, Va. (WWBT) - Feed More is hosting a food drive on Tuesday as the organization reports increased demand while facing supply challenges. The food bank has partnered with 12 On Your Side to collect donations at 8020 Villa Park Drive from 9...

Infectious diseases are killing deer and risking rural US economies: ‘You smell the dead everywhere’

When landowner and hunter James Barkhurst went scouting his property about a month ago to assess the local deer population ahead of the fall hunting season, he was left in shock. “I’ve seen about 14 dead in less than a mile stretch. There’s a lot...

Virginia Giuffre's Family Reacts After Prince Andrew Gives Up Royal Titles — and They've Asked Something of King Charles By KC Baker, Liz McNeil, and Simon Perry 46

NEED TO KNOW Virginia Giuffre's family is speaking out after Prince Andrew gave up his royal titles Excerpts from her forthcoming posthumous memoir detail the prince's alleged sexual encounters with Giuffre when she was underage He has denied any...

Merck begins construction on facility in Virginia

Gov.Glenn Youngkin announced that Merck, known as MSD outside of the United States and Canada, is starting construction on a $3 billion, 400,000-square-foot pharmaceutical manufacturing facility that will serve as Merck’s Center of Excellence for...

Virginia Beach man charged with stabbing 11-year-old boy

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach man is in custody and facing multiple charges alleging that he stabbed an 11-year-old boy on Saturday, Oct. 11, police said Friday. Joshua Rambo, 33, is charged with aggravated malicious wounding, stabbing,...

Virginia sees home sales rise in major markets

SUMMARY: Home sales rose year-over-year in Northern Virginia, Central Virginia and Hampton Roads Rise in inventory gives buyers more options Experts see home sales growth as sign of more stable market Home sales rose year-over-year in Northern...

Man accused in abduction, stabbing of 11-year-old near Virginia Beach shopping center

VIRGINIA BEACH — A man accused in the abduction and stabbing of an 11-year-old boy near a shopping center has been arrested, police said Friday. Joshua Martin Rambo, 33, of Virginia Beach, was arrested the morning of Oct. 11 after authorities were...

AstraZeneca opens Texas pharmaceutical plant after $445 million expansion

AstraZeneca announced October 15 that it had reopened its Coppell, Texas medicine factory following a $445 million expansion to double the site’s production of lokelma, a medicine used to treat high levels of potassium in the blood. In a...

Driver from Luray dies in fatal crash per Virginia State Police

Virginia State Police is investigating a fatal crash that occurred at 12:41 a.m. on Oct. 15 on U.S. Route 340 in Page County, according to a press release from VSP. A 2013 Volkswagen Passat was heading southbound on Route 340, near the...

The Maplewood Healthcare Center celebrates the one-hundred-year-old birthday of Miss.Virginia Hunt

The Maplewood Health Care Center celebrates a momentous milestone in the life of Miss. Virginia Hunt as she turns one-hundred years old. Miss Virginia says hitting the triple digits feels… well, pretty good, even if some days feel like a hundred,...

Merck to add 500 job at Elkton campus: Pharmaceutical giant breaking ground on $3 billion expansion

Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. is breaking ground on a $3 billion expansion of its longtime Elkton manufacturing campus, a project state and federal officials say will transform the Shenandoah Valley into a hub for life sciences innovation while...

New telehealth service aims to improve pet care access in Virginia

AUGUSTA COUNTY, Va. (WVIR) - A Central Virginia veterinarian is the founder of the first private telehealth service for pets in the state — working to create access and break down barriers to animal care. “I’ve wanted to be a vet since I was five...

What happens when you combine hospitals with data centers?

When the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported last week that the hospital, which Lt. Gov. Burt Jones’ father is proposing to build in Butts County, is to be surrounded by data centers, a spokeswoman for Jones called it a non-story. Even if you...

More than 900 furloughed federal workers filed for Virginia unemployment

Furloughed federal workers are beginning to seek unemployment in Virginia, with more than 900 claims related to the government shutdown filed during the first two weeks of October. That’s according to preliminary data from the Virginia Employment...

An orgy on Epstein's island, losing her baby and being raped by her father at the age of nine: All the claims made by Virginia Giuffre from beyond the grave in her new memoir

Prince Andrew’s accuser Virginia Giuffre claims she was raped by her father at the age of nine. In her posthumous memoir, she describes a childhood so blighted by horrific abuse that she became the ‘perfect victim’ for sexual predators Jeffrey...

WATCH: Healthcare summit being held in Roanoke for maternal, infant care

ROANOKE, Va. – More women in Virginia are getting sick during pregnancy, and medical experts are working to reduce that number. Today, a major healthcare summit brought together Virginia’s top minds in maternal and infant care. Hotel Roanoke...

Upcoming election could influence passage of recreational cannabis sales in Virginia

RICHMOND — Advocates, lobbyists, entrepreneurs and a forensic toxicologist offered their testimony to a joint commission earlier this month, on how and why Virginia needs to move forward with a retail cannabis market. The commission, composed of...

Merck starts construction on $3B manufacturing plant in Virginia

hapabapa Merck (NYSE:MRK) has broken ground on a $3B manufacturing facility in Elkton, Va., that will be known as the Center of Excellence for Pharmaceutical Manufacturing. The pharma giant has had operations in Elkton for almost 85 years. Merck...

WSU's Jimmy Rogers updates injury statuses, explains late-game gaffes in loss to Virginia

PULLMAN – Washington State will likely have to play a third straight game without its starting right tackle. That’s the word from head coach Jimmy Rogers, who said Monday that veteran offensive lineman Christian Hilborn is doubtful for Saturday’s...

JOHN HORSMAN

It is with heavy hearts we announce the passing of John Horsman at the age of 81, following a long bout with Parkinson's Disease. The surviving family members are his loving children Michelle Horsman Gerwig Butkowski and Ken Butkowski (New Jersey)...