BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Tyrece Radford made a short jumper with 0.4 seconds left in the second overtime and Virginia Tech sent North Carolina to its fifth consecutive loss, 79-77, on Wednesday night. Radford got the ball with the clock winding down after the Tar Heels tied it with 9.7 seconds left, drove into the […]
Basketball is very unpredictable this season. It was bound to happen. There are reasons. The one and done stuff is hurting the overall quality of college hoops. The shocking number of transfers is hurting the quality of the sport, football too. Players are now allowed to transfer with basically little or no […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate approved legislation Wednesday that would allow authorities to take guns away from people deemed dangerous to themselves or others, as the state moves closer to joining a growing number of states enacting so-called “red flag” gun laws. The Democratic-led Senate voted for the bill despite fierce resistance from […]
The Pulaski County boys basketball team fell to Salem on the road Tuesday evening, 67-59. The main culprit in the loss was Spartan Ethan English who scored 36 points on the night. Owyn Dawyot added 11 for Salem who upped its record to 9-4 on the season, 3-2 in the River Ridge […]
SALEM – The Commonwealth Transportation Board (CTB) at its January 15 meeting in Richmond awarded a contract to widen two miles of Interstate 81 in Roanoke County. The contract for $27.3 million was awarded to Branch Civil, Inc. of Roanoke, to construct a third lane on northbound and southbound I-81 between exits 141 (Salem) and […]
GREENSBORO, N.C. (theACC.com) – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced Wednesday its 2020 football schedule, which includes 56 regular-season league matchups (eight per team) and 56 non-conference games. The ACC’s non-conference schedule is among the most difficult in the country. ACC teams will play 29 games against non-conference opponents that participated in bowl games last season, the […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate on Tuesday advanced legislation to scrap the state’s Lee-Jackson holiday celebrating two Confederate generals. The Democratic-led Senate voted largely along party lines to pass legislation that would make Election Day a state holiday instead of Lee-Jackson Day. The legislation now goes to the House for consideration. Lee-Jackson Day, […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The day after a massive gathering of gun-rights activists at the Virginia Capitol, the state Senate on Tuesday advanced legislation that would allow authorities to take guns away from people deemed dangerous to themselves or others. The Democratic-led Senate gave preliminary approval to approved the so-called “red flag” law. The measure […]
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — A hidden camera captured members of a white supremacist group expressing hope that violence at a gun rights rally in Virginia this week could start a civil war, federal prosecutors said in a court filing Tuesday. Former Canadian Armed Forces reservist Patrik Jordan Mathews also videotaped himself advocating for killing […]
PULASKI, Va. (AP) — A Virginia man is wanted after he tried to elude deputies during a traffic stop and hit two vehicles, a sheriff’s office said. The deputies tried to stop a man driving a pickup last Saturday night. the Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release on Tuesday. A chase followed […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers have advanced Senate bills that make voting easier, including not requiring an excuse to vote absentee and recognizing Election Day as a state holiday. Other legislation that would extend citizen access to voting — part of the 11-point “Virginia 2020 plan” put forward by Gov. Northam — has yet […]
Karen Giles was proud of her 30 years as a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician, her daughter said, until she was killed last February when a dump truck driver looked down at his phone to text a friend about a Valentine’s Day gift. Giles’ daughter, Meredith Spies, said she now forgives that driver. But […]