Conditions will only slowly improve on Monday as a low-pressure system responsible for treacherous ice and snow finally moves offshore.
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Posted inWeather
Wintry mix overnight poses travel problems, risk of power outages
Snow will change to sleet and freezing rain across Southwest and Southside Virginia this evening, with snow continuing in Northern Virginia.
Posted inWeather
Winter storm expected to deliver messy mix Sunday and Monday
Freezing rain, sleet and snow are expected over most of Virginia, with generally more snow to the north and more ice to the south.
Posted inLocal
Taylor elected Lynchburg mayor on 4-3 vote
The vote ends Stephanie Reed’s tenure as mayor. The council also elected Curt Diemer as vice mayor. The vote follows two years of factional infighting among Republicans on council.
Posted inCulture
Alias Scott Bridgeway: Roanoke native lands ‘one-in-a-million’ career as co-producer for Kendrick Lamar
Years before he was an in-demand producer in LA, Ruchaun Akers Jr. was a student at Roanoke’s Westside Elementary.
Posted inOpinion
Virginia Intermont College fire calls attention to enrollment challenges facing schools as ‘baby bust’ generation approaches college age
Enrollment is set to decline. Here’s what colleges are doing to deal with a new demographic reality.
Posted inPolitics
Youngkin proposes 1-year delay in study to convert transportation museum to state agency
A study was due Nov. 1 to explore the feasibility of converting the Virginia Museum of Transportation in Roanoke into a state agency. That study is now two months overdue.
Posted inHealthcare
Then & Now: Opening of new Roanoke counseling center is pushed to 2026
Officials at Blue Ridge Behavioral Healthcare expect renovations to start this spring.
Posted inNews Briefs
Riggleman forms exploratory committee for possible statewide run; more …
From elsewhere: Pregnant giraffes still at Natural Bridge Zoo year after seizure. New state-of-the-art police headquarters to become Lynchburg “showpiece.” New development plans underway for Roanoke Amtrak station area.
Posted inEducation
Research grant gives Emory & Henry students up-close look at Southwest Virginia health and wellness challenges
The work was funded by a grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission’s annual Appalachian Collegiate Research Initiative. Virginia Tech and Radford University also received grants.
