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argues the data does not reflect a recent decrease in gasoline. prices for regular unleaded had fallen about 40% 40 cents rather over the past 30 days or so but still remain about a buck 50 higher than this time last year. our coverage begins tonight at the federal reserve where rich edson tells us what to expect next. big question there, rich. good evening. good evening, bill, officials here at the federal reserve are trying to bring these price increases under control despite that inflation is on that toward praise throughout the economy. latest report shows that americans are now paying substantially more than they were last summer for the same goods and services. it s worst than economists and investors expected. prices were up 9.1% in june compared to the same month last year. today s numbers notching another 40 year high. the labor department s monthly consumer price index shows food up 10.5% from last year. energy increased more than 40%. gas almost 60%. an ....
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Roanoke Police say they’ve arrested a man they believe is responsible for an assault on Church Ave Southeast. Police were dispatched to downtown for an “assault in progress” just after midnight Sunday. They found two men with lacerations according to a release; one had a cut on his hand another had […] ....
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — Are you a weather fan or a meteorological expert? See if you can correctly guess this WFXR Weather Trivia question! What is the coldest May temperature ever recorded in Blacksburg? National Weather Service (NWS) records show Blacksburg hit 23 F on May 5, 1973. This marks the coldest May temperature for […] ....
BASSETT, Va. (WFXR) — A house is a total loss after it collapsed into the basement during a fire early Monday morning. On May 6 around 2:30 a.m., firefighters in Bassett were called to a home on Deerfield Lane. Several first responders with the Patrick Henry Fire, Bassett Fire, and the Henry County Department of […] ....
PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY, Va. (WFXR) — A man is dead and two people have been hospitalized after a crash in Pittsylvania County on May 5. According to the Virginia State Police, the crash occurred just after 10:45 a.m. on Sunday at the intersection of West Sunrise Drive and Cross Stitch Road. Troopers said 64-year-old Tommy Richard […] ....