Holidays

Using the past to predict the future when it comes to holiday travel. This year, you can plan your trip over the Memorial Day weekend travel by looking at what areas were congested in past years. V-DOT has posted maps on its Web site that show peak...

Virginia’s hurricane preparedness tax holiday gets started on Saturday, and runs through May 31. A sales tax holiday will spare residents state and local levies for items that also include flashlights, first-aid kits, and bigger-ticket items...

Fewer Virginians are expected to travel at least 50 miles from home during the Memorial Day weekend. AAA Mid-Atlantic said Wednesday that it expects slightly more than 1 million Virginians to travel during the holiday weekend. That's down 1.6 percent...

AAA says although gas prices have increased slightly in the past few weeks, drivers can expect to pay less at the pump this Memorial Day weeekend than last year. "In fact, this will likely be the cheapest summer at the gas pump since the end of the...

Outside the court house, former Virginia State Police Sergeant Matthew Brannock said he is satisfied with the ruling handed down to Jonathan Agee on Wednesday. Agee was sentenced to serve three life sentences in prison for killing his ex-wife, and...

Tuesday, May 7 I truly hope you were able to catch "Susan's Story," either last night at 6 or today on WDBJ 7 Mornin'. Susan Bahorich bravely shared her personal struggle with ovarian cancer. I am so proud of her for being open and honest with what she is...

The Virginia Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control stores closed Sunday in observance of the Easter holiday.    The ABC stores will operate normal hours on Monday, April 1. --------------------------------------------------------------------------...

Imagine spring cleaning on steroids in a kitchen. It's a painstaking and thorough process; getting a house ready for Passover. Those who observe the holiday have to get all the products that have leavening products like yeast out of their homes. But...

Around 22,000 people watched Roanoke's St. Patrick's Day Parade on Saturday and saw some impressive floats. The winners were announced Monday. Virginia Highlands Pipe and Drums won best overall float. The Patrick Henry High School Air Force ROTC...

The floats are nearly ready, the beads are set, if only we had last year's weather. While the temperatures will be about the same for Saturday's St. Patrick's Day Parade in Downtown Roanoke, sunshine may be hard to come by. The McDonald's St. Patrick'...

Free parking will be offered in several PARK Roanoke locations on Saturday for the St. Patrick's Day Parade and festivities. For information on where to park, refer to the news release below. ------------------------------------------ Parking is...

This weekend, several streets in Roanoke will be closed to accomodate for St. Patrick's Day events and celebrations. We would like to share the City of Roanoke's news release regarding these closures: -------------------------------------------- The...