Format: 2013-05-21

Behind the Scenes on Wall Street; Powerball Mania; Financial Advice to Grads

Brian Ford gives his analysis of the business news each Monday morning.  (Digital delay may result in a few seconds of surrounding program being heard.)

GOP Selects Cuccinelli, Obenshain and Jackson for Statewide Ticket

Thousands of Virginia Republicans gathered in Richmond on Saturday to nominate their candidates for statewide office this fall.

Where Are The Cicadas?

Entomologist Dr. Art Evans and WCVE producer Steve Clark note that cicadas in Brood II have been out in force for a while now, especially west and north of Richmond. Art photographed the individual below in Deep Run Park in Henrico County.

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Boydton Mayor Asks Mecklenburg for Budget Help

The Mayor of Boydton has asked Mecklenburg County supervisors to increase funding for the financially strapped county seat that lost nearly a quarter of a million dollars in revenue when the state's Department of Corrections closed a prison there.

Town Council Approves $15,000 For Warsaw Playground

The Town of Warsaw hopes to build a public playground. The town council has approved $15,000 to jump start a fund raising initiative.

GOP Poised to Pick 2013 Ticket; Poll Shows McAuliffe Lead

Jeff Schaprio analyzes Virginia political news. (Thanks for understanding that digital delay may cause a few extraneous seconds to be heard.)

McAuliffe Campaign Launches Women for Terry

Democrat Terry McAuliffe's campaign has lauched a Women for Terry initiative which hopes to draw a stark contrast on women's issues to Republican Ken Cuccinelli.

 

 

 

Cuccinelli Tells Energy Policy

Republican Ken Cuccinelli discussed his plan for Virginia's energy policy.

 

 

Snakeheads Are on the Move

The invasive northern snakehead fish, first discovered in the Potomac in 2004, has migrated into the Rappahannock River, and state officials say so far, they have been unable to stop it. 

NASA Langley Conducts Tests on "Space Taxi"

Private spaceship tests are underway this week at NASA facilities in Virginia and California, and as Charles Fishburne tells us in this WCVE Science Matters Report, a vehicle called the "Dream Maker" is almost ready for flight.