Acting United States Marshal Richard Sellers (W/VA) and United States Marshal Michael Baylous (S/WV) announce the doubling of the reward amount for fugitive Donquale Gray. The reward, previously offered in the combined amount of $10,000 by both the U.S. Marshals Service and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, in the amount of $5000.00 […]
Radford, Va. – Construction on a new Food City development project is set to begin May 1st with a projected completion date of December 2019. The developers, Price-Williams Realty, is expected to make a $7M dollar investment into what they anticipate to be the start to a much larger development opportunity. Food City, an Abingdon based […]
The New River is reaching flows of over 10,000 cubic feet per second of water at Allisonia and below the Claytor Dam. Please take extra precautions with your docks, boats, watercraft, or any item that could be affected by flood waters! Be safe out there!
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A messy partisan battle is looming over efforts by Virginia lawmakers to investigate two women’s allegations of rape against one of the state’s top officials. Republican House Speaker Kirk Cox blasted Democrats Thursday as obstructionists, saying they are intent on blocking the women who accused Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam has signed legislation banning people under 21 from buying tobacco and nicotine products, a measure enacted in a state known historically for its tobacco production. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports the bill, signed Thursday, received bipartisan support as well as backing from Altria, the nation’s largest tobacco company. […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. (AP) — The commissioner of the Virginia Department of Transportation says it cost about $1 million per hour for the agency to respond to this week’s snowstorm in northern Virginia. WTOP-FM reported Thursday that Commissioner Stephen Brich says the agency had about $55 million left in its original budget before the storm. The […]
Pulaski Area Transit returned on Sept. 4 to its original fixed route service. It’s the opinion of at least one member of Pulaski Town Council the change has created some unintended problems. “I feel like the conversation about transportation issues in town should not be over with,” said Councilman Brooks Dawson during Council’s Tuesday work […]
Pulaski Town Council voted again Tuesday night to delay making a decision on a proposed expansion of the town’s methadone clinic, Pulaski Medical, LLC. On Feb. 11, the Pulaski Planning Commission voted 3-1 to not recommend to council it approve a special exception request filed by Pulaski Medical, LLC which would allow for an expansion […]
The United Methodist Church’s top legislative assembly convenes Sunday for a high-stakes, three-day meeting likely to determine whether America’s second-largest Protestant denomination will fracture due to divisions over same-sex marriage and the ordination of gay clergy. While other mainline Protestant denominations — such as the Episcopal and Presbyterian (U.S.A.) churches — have embraced gay-friendly practices, […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — An Alabama woman who left home to join the Islamic State group in Syria is not a U.S. citizen and will not be allowed to return to the United States, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Wednesday. In a brief statement that gave no details as to how the determination was […]
