The Virginia Senate passed legislation Monday repealing the 1993 one-handgun-a-month law, all but ensuring the demise of a statute enacted after the state became a supplier of guns used in crimes in New York and other major East Coast cities.

The death of Brian Eric Wrenn, 26, of Staunton was confirmed by Waynesboro Police Sgt. Brian Edwards.

Faced with the reality that $15 million likely won’t be enough to make necessary infrastructural improvements and expansions at Carroll County High School and Carroll County Intermediate School, th...

An outbreak of bacterial infections on the East Coast illustrates the popularity of raw, unpasteurized milk despite strong warnings from public health officials about the potential danger.

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Bedford County Planning Commission

Regular meeting

When: Work session, 5 p.m. today; regular meeting 7 p.m.

Where: County administration building, 122 E. Main St.

Candidates for the town council say they want to work to bring in more industry and jobs.

Jobs are already the buzzword of candidates and potential candidates in Rocky Mount, even with town council elections still months away.

Incumbent council members Ann Love and Gregg Walker have said they plan to seek re-election; Billie Wayne Stockton, a retired Franklin County Sheriff's Office chief deputy, will seek his first elected office, and Ben Pinckard Sr., former Franklin County commissioner of revenue, mayor and councilman, said he is "seriously considering" seeking office.

A Christiansburg woman walking her dog on railroad tracks was struck by a train Sunday evening, according to a town spokeswoman.

The incident, which happened near Railroad Street shortly before 6 p.m., is being investigated by Norfolk Southern Corp., Becky Wilburn said Sunday. The Christiansburg Rescue Squad and Christiansburg police responded.

Since 1964, wings have been gaining in popularity and have now become inseparable from game-day parties. The Wingmobile and Allsports Cafe tried to be prepared.

Salem residents James Martin and Rob Robinson stopped at the corner of East Main Street and Thompson Memorial Drive on Sunday afternoon to pick up a snack before the big game.

The men, en route to a Super Bowl party at the Penguin Club, ordered 50 chicken wings with a variety of sauces and dry rubs from the Wingmobile, Buffalo Wild Wings' kitchen on wheels.

Fire and rescue personnel extricated an accident victim from his wrecked pickup truck Sunday night on U.S. 340 in Crimora, after the truck ran off the road and struck a tree while heading north.