House and Senate Republican leaders wrote to Governor Northam requesting a secure briefing for General Assembly leaders on the threats the Governor cited Wednesday to justify his declaration of a state of emergency in regard to the January 20th Lobby Day event. House Republican Leader Todd Gilbert, R-Shenandoah, Senate Republican Leader Thomas K. Norment, R-James City […]
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Devin Vassell scored 18 points, including a 3-pointer and a pair of free throws in the final seconds, and No. 9 Florida State won its eighth straight game, 54-50 over Virginia on Wednesday night. Anthony Polite came off the bench to drill four 3-pointers for the Seminoles (15-2, 5-1 ACC), who […]
Governor’s decision based on credible threats of violent extremism RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today declared a state of emergency in advance of expected demonstrations on Capitol Square on Monday, January 20, 2020. Law enforcement intelligence analysts have identified credible threats of violence surrounding the event, along with white nationalist rhetoric and plans by out-of-state militia groups […]
LSU was a deserving winner of the national championship. What were be biggest factors in the game, at least in this opinion. A targeting call on Clemson’s best defensive player, likely costing them a touchdown. A bad offensive pass interference penalty against Clemson, a gross miss, that indeed cost Clemson a touchdown. The […]
The Pulaski County boys basketball team saw its record fall to 6-6 after suffering a 62-54 loss at Blacksburg Tuesday evening. The Bruins are now 8-2 on the season. The Cougars never really lost contact in the game, but had trouble narrowing the margin. It was 27-24 Bruins at the half, […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Tyrece Radford is only 6-foot-1, but the redshirt freshman has played like a veteran big man for ACC surprise Virginia Tech. Radford made a huge impact Tuesday night in the Hokies’ 80-70 victory at Wake Forest. Radford’s thunderous left-handed dunk through the hands of 7-foot Olivier Sarr was the highlight of […]
BOSTON (AP) — Alex Cora has already been identified as a ringleader in an illegal system of sign stealing when he was with the Houston Astros. The Red Sox didn’t wait to see what punishment Major League Baseball might give him for possibly bringing a similar scheme with him to Boston. Cora was fired by […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Fearing a repeat of the deadly violence that engulfed Charlottesville more than two years ago, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam plans to declare a temporary emergency Wednesday banning all weapons, including guns, from Capitol Square ahead of a massive rally planned next week over gun rights. That’s according to two state officials […]
It certainly was not always pretty, but it was in the end very convincing as the Pulaski County girls basketball team rambled over visiting Blacksburg Tuesday evening, 57-31. Nine Cougars found the scoring column as the team upped its record to 8-5 on the season. The Bruins fell to 7-5. The Cougars opened […]
1 LSU (62) 15-0 1,550 1 2 Clemson 14-1 1,487 3 3 Ohio State 13-1 1,426 2 4 Georgia 12-2 1,336 5 5 Oregon 12-2 1,249 7 6 Florida 11-2 1,211 6 7 Oklahoma 12-2 1,179 4 8 Alabama 11-2 1,159 T-9 9 Penn State 11-2 1,038 13 10 Minnesota 11-2 952 16 11 Wisconsin […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and capped one of the greatest seasons in college football history by leading No. 1 LSU to a 42-25 victory against No. 3 Clemson on Monday night to win the national championship. The small-town Ohio kid turned Louisiana legend delivered the […]
After a wild weekend of historic offensive performances by Derrick Henry and nearly every Kansas City Chiefs player, spiced by some timely defense from all the winners, we have the answers to the makeup of the NFL’s Final Four. Which brings along a whole lot of questions. The NFC, following a wild-card weekend in which […]