WFIR News Express 1-15-24

The Giles County Sheriff’s Office says a woman died after falling about 100 feet within a cave outside of Pearisburg on Friday. Two men have been arrested on child pornography charges following two separate investigations. Community organizers and civil rights leaders hosted an annual luncheon to honor the life and acts of Martin Luther King Jr. As the US and coalition forces hit targets in Yemen that came after rebels continued to attack commercial shipping lanes in the Red Sea, Virginia's senior US Senator warns that the enemy they face is formidable. A concerning gap in mortgage approval rates between white applicants and Black and Hispanic applicants at Navy Federal Credit Union. Salem officials will soon decide whether or not to approve a proposal that calls for the construction of what some believe could be the city’s largest residential development.