Highlights
A collection of news and information related to Trips and Vacations published by this site and its partners.
Displaying items 1-12 of 18227
» View wdbj7.com items only
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11-1519
Next >
-
Traveling this holiday weekend? VDOT launches new mobile app to help you avoid traffic
ReporterTraveling this Memorial Day weekend? The state wants to help you to avoid traffic. The Virginia Department of Transportation (V-Dot) has launched a new and improved 511 traffic information system. The phone service has a better voice recognition...Tags: Transportation, Holiday Vacations, Highway Transportation, Apple iPad, Travel
-
Transportation Board chooses location for I-77/I-81 overlap in Wythe County
The Commonwealth Transportation Board has selected the location for the Interstate 77/Interstate 81 overlap in Wythe County. The board has chosen Candidate Alternative B, which adds one lane of travel in each direction at the current location of the...
Tags: Elections, Science and Technology, Politics, Travel, Bristol (Bristol, Virginia)
-
Make getting there half the fun when you travel with kids
REPORTERWhether you are heading off on a short family trip for the holiday weekend, or embarking on a long summer vacation, kids often get bored in the car. To avoid hearing your children say the infamous phrase, "Are we there yet?" AAA Mid-Atlantic has...Tags: Holiday Vacations, Over-the-Counter Medicines, Manufacturing and Engineering, Travel, Automotive Equipment
-
VDOT signs to tell travel times to Virginia Beach
New road signs in Virginia will help drivers choose the quickest route to the Virginia Beach oceanfront and North Carolina's Outer Banks. The Virginia Department of Transportation will unveil six new electronic message signs in the Hampton Roads area...
Tags: Hampton Roads, New Kent (Quinton, Virginia), Richmond (Richmond, Virginia), New Kent County, Travel
-
Gas prices down for sixth straight week, just in time for Memorial Day travel
WDBJ7 ProducerGas prices continue their way down for the sixth straight week, just in time for Memorial Day weekend. AAA Mid-Atlantic reports the national average for a gallon of regular unleaded now sits at $3.69 a gallon. That's down from $3.73 a gallon last week....Tags: Human Interest, Manufacturing and Engineering, Travel, Automotive Equipment, Memorial Day
-
Washington & Lee students just back from a trip to Vietnam
ReporterEvery spring, Washington and Lee students have a shortened term and as part of that many study abroad. A group of Journalism students is just back from a trip that was disturbing, eye-opening, and life changing. 11 students and their professor spent...Tags: Vietnam, Travel, Kentucky Fried Chicken
-
6/2 * 1030 Mecca Street NE * Roanoke * 24012
8 am - 1 pm OUR YOUTH ARE GOING ON A MISSIONS TRIP TRIP THIS SUMMER TO LOUISSIANNA AND WE ARE TRYING TO RAISE MONEY TO HELP WITH THE COST OF EACH YOUTH'S TRIP. WE WILL ALSO BE SELLING HOT DOGS. WE HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING. WE ARE LOCATED BEHING...
Tags: Travel
-
"Amazing Race" Recap: It's a great place to become Millionaires
WDBJ7 BloggerIt is finale time for this season of ‘The Amazing Race.’ Teams flew to Hiroshima Japan to start this leg. Once there, teams navigated to an island that contained the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. The placing of the teams switched frequently due to...Tags: Sports, Concerts, Entertainment, Auto Racing, Sumo Wrestling
-
When gas goes up what goes up with it?
Anchor/ReporterHow low can they go? Probably not low enough, but for the last three weeks all of us have been glad to see gasoline prices drop. In the Roanoke Valley we are paying an average of $3.52 for regular gas. That's a 30 cent difference compared to this...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Travel, Budgets and Budgeting, Family
-
Antique cars roll through Halifax County during rally
WDBJ7 ReporterIt's a list of cars that makes any car enthusiast drool. 1924 Bentley, 1968 Mercedes, 1954 Jaguar, 1974 Porsche. Don't let the vintage title fool you, they're just beginning a trip to the 49th state. "You get to see so much. It opens up these sort of...Tags: Jaguar, Travel, Halifax County, Bentley
-
Blue Ridge Parkway honored as All-American Road Trip
ReporterThe summer traffic is still weeks away, but this year, the Blue Ridge Parkway is ahead of schedule. At the Iron Mine Hollow Overlook near the Peaks of Otter, for example, the rhodendendron are already showing their colors. Peter Givens is an...Tags: Travel, Fort Lauderdale, National Parks
-
Business and Cultural Excursion to China coming up in October
The Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce is running a trip to China coming up in October. For more information, go to the China Trip Briefing on April 26 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. The meeting is at the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce Building at 210 S....
Tags: Roanoke (Roanoke, Virginia), Travel, China, Chamber of Commerce Building Corporation
May 24, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
May 24, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
May 24, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
May 22, 2012
|Story| AP Broadcast
May 20, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
May 21, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
May 17, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
May 6, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
May 8, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
May 10, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
May 3, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
Apr 21, 2012
|Story| WDBJ7
Original site for Trips and Vacations topic gallery.