Format: 2013-05-19

McDonnell Ceremonially Signs Transportation Bill

Yesterday on the steps of the state capitol, Governor Bob McDonnell ceremonially signed the billion-dollar transportation compromise bill passed by the General Assembly in March, marking the first significant new funding for roads and rail in 27 years.

Nuclear Science Merit Badge Workshop at VCU

Two Virginia Commonwealth University engineering students organized a workshop for Boy Scouts who wanted to earn a Nuclear Science Merit Badge.

VCU Mechanical Engineering students Daniel Metz and Eric Duvecot, both Eagle Sco

Virginia's Wheat Crop Could Be Seven Percent Up

The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services says the state wheat crop is expected to top 16 million bushels in 2013.

Overnight Frost May Put Plants in Jeopardy

The National Weather service issued an overnight frost advisory for rural areas of East Central Virginia, Piedmont and South Central Virginia, and as Charles Fishburne reports, it came at a critical time for many young crops.

Warsaw Will Award Business Improvement Grants

The Town of Warsaw has offered Business Improvement Grants. 

ACLU to Argue Liquor Ads in College Papers Protected by the Constitution

The Virginia ACLU is set to argue in court this morning that state regulations banning liquor advertisements in college newspapers are unconstitutional.  

McDonnell Keeps Promise on Child Health, Says Politifact

Sean Gorman of Politifact Virginia has the latest fact check.

Grete Dollitz, Public Radio Host, Has Died at 88

The voice of Grete Dollitz was stilled last week. Grete died at the age of 88 May 9. She hosted classical music programs for more than forty years on Richmond public radio  and hosted “The Hour with the Guitar” for 25 years on WCVE-FM.

Cool, Wet Spring

Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark note the unseasonably cool weather and its effects on insect populations, periodical cicadas in particular.

Learn more, visit Cicada Watch 2013.

Photo: Periodical Cicada, Magicicada septendecim © 2013, Arthur V. Evans. All rights reserved.

Magicicada septendecim
Wilcox's Caterpillar Hunter
Eastern Tent Caterpillar
A March fly, Bibio species

Facebook One Year After IPO Thud; Munis Safe or Not?; Six Locals in Fortune 500

Brian Ford analyzes the business news.  (Due to digital delay, a few seconds of surrounding program may be heard.)