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Virginia teen fighting cancer gets amazing Christmas surprise
4+ hour, 35+ min ago (338+ words) CHESTER, Va. " A 16-year-old Chester boy battling a rare form of cancer received a Christmas surprise when Make-A-Wish and CBS 6 teamed up with help from Virginia Credit Union. Riley Oldaker was diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma in January after complaining of…...
PD Editorial: Yes, Virginia. A Christmas lesson endures
5+ hour, 12+ min ago (360+ words) Editorial writers can be a curmudgeonly lot. Francis Pharcellus Church was no exception. An editorial writer and columnist for the New York Sun, he was said to be sarcastic, sometimes disdainful. The son of a Baptist minister, Church had covered…...
Virginia Tech researchers explore why holiday rom-coms are so popular
13+ hour, 15+ min ago (292+ words) BLACKSBURG, Va. " Every year, holiday rom-coms garner millions of views across all streaming platforms, with some of the most popular ones coming from the Hallmark Channel. Hallmark even produced 24 new films for its 2025 holiday lineup! Virginia Tech experts Sarah Ovink,…...
Virginia and West Virginia leaders share holiday greetings
16+ hour, 54+ min ago (135+ words) THE TWO VIRGINIAS (WVVA) - As families gather for the holiday week, Virginia and West Virginia leaders issued messages thanking public servants, urging community care and wishing residents a peaceful season. Governor'elect Abigail Spanberger released a Christmas message for 2025 thanking servicemembers,…...
The season that brought Virginia fans back to the stands — and even to Charlotte
20+ hour, 2+ min ago (840+ words) A swath of Cavalier fans made the trek to Charlotte for the ACC Championship matchup. Dec. 6, students from the University made a migration " and no, it was not the usual mass exodus to Northern Va." This time, students headed south…...
Virginia leaders say they delivered on promise to fix nursing home oversight. Did they?
20+ hour, 21+ min ago (1431+ words) RICHMOND, Va " A top state official says "drastic changes" are taking shape that aim to make nursing homes better, delivering on a promise, he said, that Governor Glenn Youngkin's administration made to improve care for vulnerable seniors as the commonwealth…...
Virginia family suing KLM after flight was allegedly ‘infested’ with bedbugs: ‘Itchy welts, lesions and rashes’
1+ day, 22+ min ago (25+ words) Albuquerque's wife "began feeling like bugs were crawling on her and that she was being bitten," roughly two hours into their connecting flight to Amsterdam....
Ongoing Salmonella outbreak linked to raw oysters, cases reported in Virginia
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (205+ words) VIRGINIA " The CDC is investigating a multistate Salmonella outbreak linked to raw oysters, with some cases reported in Virginia. Health officials say the outbreak has affected nearly half of U.S. states. So far, 64 people across 22 states have fallen ill with the…...
‘Santa is watching’: Virginia drivers urged to stay safe this holiday season
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (131+ words) This holiday season, drivers are being urged to put safety first so they can remain on Santa's "nice list." On Wednesday morning, we spotted a sign on Cloverdale Road, right across the Botetourt County line, that reminded drivers that "Santa…...
Virginia family alleges bed bugs bit them during transatlantic flight, suing Delta and KLM airlines
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (23+ words) The Romulo Albuquerque family from Virginia claims in a lawsuit that bed bugs infested their cabin during March trip from Roanoke to Serbia....