Charles Fishburne is a correspondent for WCVE Public Radio. He brings over 40 years experience as a broadcast journalist and news executive in Richmond, Washington D.C. and New York. Charles was also a long-time television news anchor and news director in Richmond.
Virginia is at the forefront of the design and testing of what could be the next generation of electricity from small, modular nuclear reactors. Charles Fishburne has more in this WCVE Public Radio Science Matters report.
Amtrak is rolling out passenger rail service from Norfolk starting tomorrow, and Chesterfield County officials will be celebrating today with a Whistle Stop Train Tour from the Etrick Station.
The U.S. Postal Service is anticipating 152 billion pieces of mail this holiday season, and it is recommending mail deadlines to assure delivery before Christmas.
The Virginia Department of Education says the first-ever national ranking of vocabulary results shows Virginia's 4th and 8th graders among the highest in the nation.
With the upcoming holidays, many of us might wish for that "magic pill" to curb the effects of overeating. As Charles Fishburne tells us in this Science Matters report, Andrew Larner and an international team of scientists havesuccessfully reversed the obesity in mice by manipulating the production of an enzyme known as Tyk2.
The manager of a Richmond-based heavy metal band says its frontman will defend himself vigorously against a charge that he caused the death of a fan at a concert in the Czeck Republic.
Chesterfield County is billing itself as a sports destination, and Thursday is the kickoff of an entirely new family-oriented entertainment venue centering around bowling, dining, and live entertainment.
The Virginia Department of Agriculture has collected 42,000 pounds of unwanted pesticides this year, part of an ambitious program to clean up the environment that began 22 years ago.
A William and Mary Law School Professor will represent an American citizen and Vietnamese activist, imprisoned for eight months in Vietnam and charged with subversion.
