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VDOTIt might come as a surprise in the 21st century – after man has walked on the moon and sent rovers to Mars – that truck brakes actually fail – but on occasion they do. Engineers have designed special ramps at the base of steep hills so drivers can avoid the disastrous consequences of a runaway rig. This spring Virginia unveiled one-of-a-kind for the Commonwealth. Sandy Hausman reports on how it work. -
Freedom ReadsSomething surprising is happening in Virginia prisons. A national non-profit is donating thousands of books for inmates and staff. Sandy Hausman reports on the Freedom Reads program, launched by a man who came of age behind bars in Virginia.
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Teacher Betsy Wood wasn’t always proud of coming from Appalachia. "I had to somehow get a confidence in who I was, my background, what I had to be proud of.” -
All lab school programs aim to train students to be able to hit the employment market quicker and with better skills. -
Senior leaders of the General Assembly’s money committees are expected to meet with the governor this week to hash out a budget compromise. -
A Virginia judge has signed off on a prosecutor's request to withdraw charges against five more people in connection with the 2023 death of Irvo Otieno, a young man who was pinned to the floor for about 11 minutes while being admitted to a state psychiatric hospital. -
Now that early primary voting has started across Virginia, Republicans are encouraging their voters to get to the polls, even though many of them oppose 45 days of early voting. -
A Virginia House committee chaired by Henrico County Delegate Rodney Willet will spend the next few months looking for ways to make health care more accessible in rural parts of the state.Emily Schabacker with Cardinal News covered the committee's first meeting in Tazewell County and spoke with Fred Echols. -
When UVA students first assembled to protest Israel’s conduct in Gaza they were informed that tents could not be erected on campus. They quickly complied by taking the tents down, but when the group gathered again Friday night it was raining and the tents were pitched again. By Saturday afternoon, police in riot gear were using pepper spray on protesters and making arrests. -
The pro-Palestinian demonstration has been peaceful and relatively small since it began several days earlier. -
A new study by the non-profit Climate Central shows weather-related power outages are on the rise, and our region – the southeast – had the largest number of major power outages – taking a toll on at least 50,000 customers at a time. Sandy Hausman reports on changes we need to make to protect against increasingly common storms. -
Following the deaths of two teenagers last fall in Blacksburg, the Montgomery County School Board voted to begin a new gun safety initiative. The effort is based on a national program, called Be SMART, focuses on educating students about gun safety, and urging parents to secure their guns.
