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A Chesterfield nonprofit needs your help to fill a 16-foot box truck with supplies to deliver to families recovering from Hurricane Helene.

Approximately 200 people lost their lives as the result of Hurricane Helene. Scores of others were or still are missing. One family in Russell County knows the horror of having a missing loved one as well as the indescribable blessing of finding that loved one alive. Many throughout Russell County...

ABINGDON, Va. (WCYB) — Testing results taken by a third party found asbestos was present in the hallway, cafeteria and kitchen of Abingdon Elementary School. The school was open through Thursday when it came to the attention of superintendent Keith Perrigan that there was potential debris was in the hallway.

Guardsmen with the Tennessee Army National Guard’s A Company, 169th Divisional Sustainment Support Battalion, deployed a tactical water purification system to provide drinking water to communities affected by Hurricane Helene.

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. (WCYB) — Access has been restored to the Taylor's Valley community following the impacts of Helene, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation. Multiple teams came together to assemble, install and repair two bridges in the Taylor’s Valley area of Washington County, restoring access to the...

When you lose nearly everything you own, sometimes your health becomes a lesser priority, but one doctor in Southwest Virginia saw the needs of those impacted by Tropical Storm Helene and took action. On a typical day, Dr. Mark Handy is hard at work in his practice helping patients in...

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin participated in the ribbon cutting of a new regional headquarters for CNX Resources, which extracts clean natural gas from waste methane in coal seams throughout Southwest Virginia. The expansion will house 75 employees, which will increase the facility’s square footage 85% and create eight new jobs.

Content Warning: This article contains references to sexual assault. When Si Kai Feng (28C), who hails from Beijing, arrived at Emory University for his first semester, he was confused by the lack of a Republican presence on campus, especially compared to the robust Young Democrats of Emory. “My understanding was...

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources announced Monday it will suspend trout stocking in streams in Washington and Grayson counties due to damage from Hurricane Helene. The DWR stated the decision to suspend trout stocking in the counties was made with public safety in mind to allow recovery efforts to […]

BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) — Virginia’s Commonwealth Transportation Board awarded a contract worth $2.32 million to replace the Route 715 bridge in Buchanan County. Caton Construction Group, Inc., based in Charlottesville, Va., was awarded the contract. In 2022, the Route 715 bridge was damaged during the Whitewood flood. After the flood, the Virginia Department of […]

DAMASCUS, Va. (WCYB) — The Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) will at the Taylors Valley Community Center in Damascus on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. to help people with unemployment benefits and Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA). VEC staff will be available to provide guidance, answer questions, and support...

Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks in the Patrick Henry Building Tuesday. (Charlie Paullin/Virginia Mercury) Recovery efforts in Southwest Virginia following Hurricane Helene remain a priority for Gov. Glenn Youngkin as government resources continue to aid states affected by the storm’s devastation, including North Carolina, and soon Florida, where an extremely dangerous category 5 hurricane is predicted to make landfall Wednesday night.

GRAYSON COUNTY, Va. (WDBJ) - Around 400 roads in Virginia were closed when the remnants of Helene moved through over a week ago. Since then, VDOT crews have worked around the clock to open most of them back up, with only 13 secondary roads and two primary roads left to repair.

In a new update, Washington County Mayor Joe Grandy said the Little Germany community near Bumpas Cove along the Nolichucky River, that has been cut off since the floods last week, is now getting closer to having a new access road. Grandy said a group of officials met with the community and told them to expect a new road to access the area through the national forest. The U.S. Forest Service has authorized cutting a new road through the forest since it will likely take a long time to repair Bumpas Cove Road. Gandy said it will likely take a few days to complete the road, but that will allow vehicles access to the community that has been cut off since the flooding from Hurricane Helene last week.

Tazewell has been away from home for two games now, but on Friday they'll finally make their return. They will take on the Virginia High Bearcats at 7:00 p.m. Tazewell is strutting in with some offensive muscle as they've averaged 29.6 points per game this season. Last Friday, Tazewell slipped...

In sixth grade, I read Ray Bradbury’s “Fahrenheit 451” for the first time. While it was an odd choice for a middle school English class, I rolled with it. Bradbury writes about a dystopian American future in which all books are banned and, by extension, freedom of speech has become a lost concept. Even with all the media out there about censorship, nothing reminds me more of our present moment than Bradbury’s words.

Bedford County, Bland County, Carroll County, Pittsylvania County, Russell County, Wise County, and City of Radford added to the Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA) declaration following Hurricane Helene. RICHMOND, VA — Bedford, Bland, Carroll, Pittsylvania, Russell, Wise Counties and the City of Radford in Virginia have been added to the Disaster...

SOUTHWEST, Va. (WJHL) – The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is offering free test kits for individuals who have residential private drinking water wells impacted by flooding caused by Hurricane Helene. According to a release from the VDH, any well submerged during the recent flooding event is likely to be contaminated, even if there is […]