Your top Virginia and Roanoke Valley headlines for Thursday, October 30, 2025:
🏛 Redistricting Vote: A proposed constitutional amendment to redraw Virginia’s congressional maps clears the House of Delegates — opponents call it a “power grab,” supporters say it’s needed to counter moves by red states.
🚌 Campaign Countdown: With Election Day just days away, Abigail Spanberger kicks off an 11-day, 40-stop tour as polls show her maintaining a lead over Winsome Earle-Sears in the race for Governor.
💼 Senate Tariff Showdown: Virginia Senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner push back on President Trump’s tariffs against Canada — calling them a “misuse of emergency powers.”
👮 Botetourt Plea Deal: A former school bus driver pleads no contest to assaulting students — most charges dropped under strict conditions.
💊 Henry County Arrest: Deputies seize methamphetamine during a Collinsville raid, arresting a 31-year-old man.
❤️ Tudor House Expands: The Roanoke nonprofit supporting mental health and suicide prevention finds a permanent home inside the Jefferson Center, five years after its founding.
🍩 Running for a Cause: Salem’s sweetest 5K — the “Run for Donuts” — returns to raise money for the Ronald McDonald House.
🚗 Pantry Palooza Returns: Roanoke’s Least of These Ministry restocks food for neighbors in need — donations accepted drive-thru style this Saturday.
🎧 WFIR News Express delivers Roanoke Valley’s biggest stories and statewide developments — all in about 10 minutes, updated every weekday morning.