State/Regional News

November 03, 2009

Mudcat Saunders doesn’t think Barack Obama helped or hurt Creigh Deeds

Mudcat says it would be extremely difficult for any candidate to rally Virginia’s Democrats simply because they're burnt out

Garrett upsets Valentine in House 23rd District in close vote

Valentine is not conceding the race, after losing by 203 votes

Election Day ‘09

Click headline for local election news updates throughout the day.

Perriello hires veterans caseworker

Martha Woody will work as a liaison between Southside veterans and the VA

Richard McCroskey indicted in Farmville murders

He faces six counts of capital murder

Martinsville man wins $500,000 in Virginia Lottery

Maurice Hairston, a 76-year-old truck driver, doesn't plan to quit his job

Creigh Deeds votes in Bath Co.

Dozens showed up wtih Deeds to vote in Millboro early Tuesday morning

McDonnell votes, proud his sons can vote for him for first time

McDonnell joked with reporters after voting that he promised he would take his sons and daughters to McDonald's afterwards, if they voted for him

November 02, 2009

Goodlatte calls for action on health care reform bill

Congressman Bob Goodlatte wants anyone who opposes the health care bill to call your local representative and express your concerns.

Democrats start final push in Roanoke

Governor Tim Kaine and Creigh Deeds, along with the rest of the Democratic ticket, stepped out of the old Fire Station #1 to a crowd of about 150 supporters

Republicans land in Roanoke for final campaign push

Hundreds showed up to the Landmark Aviation terminal at Roanoke Regional Airport

Roanoke man killed trying to board moving train in Manassas

Investigators believe Bradley Schmidt and two friends hopped a Norfolk Southern train from Roanoke to Manassas on Saturday

Democrats rally in morning, Republicans rally in afternoon in Roanoke

Gov. Tim Kaine led Creigh Deeds and the rest of the ticket into Downtown Roanoke this morning

Local flu fears prompt changes at the voting booth

The change voters may notice most, in some localities, will be voting on touch screens without actually touching them with their fingers

November 01, 2009

Deeds, McDonnell appeared at church services in Hampton Roads

Deeds spent most of his day in that area, urging activists that turned out a year ago for President Obama to come out again. McDonnell later stopped in the Shenandoah Valley and Loudon County.

October 31, 2009

Poll shows big undecided block in Lt. Governor, Attorney General races

Things are looking up for the Republicans' down-ticket candidates, but there are a lot of undecided voters

Candidates for Lieutenant Governor come with different backgrounds

The part-time job pays $36,321 a year and has only two constitutionally mandated duties. Yet that short job description hasn't stopped Republican Bill Bolling or Democrat Jody Wagner from spending millions of dollars to win election to the office.

October 30, 2009

Democratic ticket hit the town in Floyd Friday night

Creigh Deeds and Gov. Tim Kaine danced at the Floyd Country Store

5th District hopeful drops from Republicans, running as Independent

Bradley Rees, who is running in the 2010 election for the seat currently occupied by Democratic Rep. Tom Perriello, said that disappointment with the national Republican scene caused him to re-evaluate how he wanted to run his campaign

Perriello says he’s undecided on health-care bill

Perriello says he's concerned that the bill proposed by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi doesn't do enough to promote interstate competition among health-insurance companies

Republicans rally in Lynchburg

Between 150 and 200 people turned out in early-morning drizzle to hear Bob McDonnell, and the other Republicans running for statewide office

Trump among McDonnell’s new donors

Sensing a winner, out-of-state high rollers are pumping fistfuls of cash into Bob McDonnell's gubernatorial campaign, while Democrats suggest Republicans and their allies are outspending R. Creigh Deeds on television nearly 2-to-1.

October 29, 2009

One on one with Bob McDonnell

Jay Warren goes one on one with Republican gubernatorial candidate Bob McDonnell, who opens up about his biggest personal fear, his personal opinion of his Creigh Deeds, and his favorite football team in the commonwealth.

Gubernatorial candidates turn tailgating into a campaign stop

One of the biggest pluses about campaigning at a college football game is the ability to reach so many young voters.

Candidate Profile: Bob McDonnell

WSLS spends an afternoon with the McDonnell family getting a sense of what the Republican candidate for governor is like at home, his favorite pasttimes, and his political philosphy.

October 28, 2009

Mitt Romney stumps for Virginia’s Republican ticket in Roanoke

With less than a week until Election Day the Republicans proved they are excited about the recent polls.

One on one with Creigh Deeds

Jay Warren goes one on one with Democratic gubernatorial candidate Creigh Deeds, who opens up about his rematch with Bob McDonnell, his leadership style, and his favorite football team in the commonwealth.

Candidate Profile: Creigh Deeds

WSLS's Jay Warren goes back to Danville with Creigh Deeds, where he got his first job out of law school to find out how growing up in rural Virginia shaped his life and how it will impact his leadership if he's elected governor.