Unemployment in the Dan River Region increased slightly from November to December, according to the latest Virginia Employment Commission data released Wednesday.

Attorneys for Unicoi County Sheriff Kent Harris are questioning the makeup of the grand jury that indicted Harris on ten felony charges.

A former district attorney failed in his attempt to avoid facing a criminal trial.  A judge said no to a request for what's called pre-trial diversion by former district attorney Doug Godbee.

A large coal corporation with several mines in Southwest Virginia is temporarily laying off several employees.  That's according to a man who answered the phone at the company's Wise office.

Every 34 seconds in the US one person dies from heart disease.  In fact, heart disease and stroke kill more Americans than all forms of cancer combined.

The nation's leading breast cancer charity, Susan G. Komen for the Cure, is halting financial ties with several Planned Parenthood affiliates.

If you've driven on Interstate 26 West or I-81 South in the last 24 hours, you've likely already noticed an increase in traffic. 

A Virginia lawmaker's push to get the governor to petition the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency to reclassify marijuana as a schedule II drug has failed.

The Virginia Supreme Court is allowing a lawsuit over congressional redistricting to proceed.

Some Virginia voters are upset about a proposal to require photo ID's at polling stations.