Roxy Todd is a reporter for WVTF Public Radio FM 89 and 90.5 WESA. With a focus on the local community in the New River Valley area of Virginia, Roxy covers a range of topics including environmental issues, healthcare, agriculture, and human interest stories. Her work has been featured on NPR and various other public media outlets.
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RADIO IQ | By David Seidel Published September 30, 2024 at 11:06 AM EDT
By: Roxy Todd
Initial estimates in Virginia suggest at least 200 homes were flooded across several counties, and that number will likely rise.Volunteers are organizing to help people here in Virginia, and across Appalachia.
By: Roxy Todd
"I Voted" stickers are available at an early voting location in Alexandria, Va., Monday, Sept. 26, 2022.
By: Roxy Todd
It’s been almost two weeks since Helene damaged hundreds of homes across Southwest Virginia and took the lives of two people. In some of the hardest hit communities, including Damascus and surrounding areas, it could take more than a year to rebuild washed out roads and fully reopen the Virginia Creeper Trail.
By: Roxy Todd
Early estimates say Helene cost farmers in the Commonwealth more than $139 million. A lot of the farmers impacted are in Washington, Smyth and Grayson counties.
By: Roxy Todd
When floods swept across Appalachia three weeks ago during Helene, it was one of the worst natural disasters to hit the region in a generation. But flash flooding in the mountains does happen. One example is the 2016 flood in West Virginia, which killed 23 people and destroyed more than two-thousand homes.
By: Roxy Todd
Hurricane Helene is the second deadliest storm in the U.S. in the past century. The storm also disrupted two mines in North Carolina that produce a material used to make semiconductors. The disruption to the supply chain could be a wakeup call to manufacturers to make sure they have plans in place to prepare for future events, according to Radford University assistant professor Zachary Collier.
By: Roxy Todd
Hurricane Helene severely damaged a major road in southwest Virginia, U.S. Route 58. Federal funds will be used by the Virginia Department of Transportation to hire a local contractor to rebuild the road. The project is estimated to take a year.
By: Roxy Todd
Flood survivors have until December 2nd to file claims with the Federal Emergency Management Agency if they had damage to their home or business from Hurricane Helene. So far, more than 2,100 people in Virginia have already filed and been approved by FEMA.
By: Roxy Todd
Former President Donald Trump is headed to Virginia Saturday for a rally in Salem, three days before the election. Political analyst Karen Hult said Trump is likely hoping the move will boost Republican turnout for congressional races.
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