NEW YORK (AP) — Faced with the rising cost of goods and freight, discount retail chain Dollar Tree said Tuesday it will be raising its prices to $1.25 for the majority of its products. Dollar Tree said the reason for raising its prices to $1.25 was not due to “short-term […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House on Tuesday said it had ordered 50 million barrels of oil released from the strategic reserve to bring down energy costs, in coordination with other countries including China. The move is an effort to bring down rising gas prices. Gasoline prices nationwide are averaging […]
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Armaan Franklin scored 23 points to lead Virginia past Georgia 65-55 on Monday night in the Roman Legends Classic. The game was tight throughout and neither team led by more than four points in the second half until Franklin scored on consecutive possessions to give Virginia […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Storm Murphy scored 14 points, Nahiem Alleyne added 12, and Virginia Tech defeated Merrimack 72-43 on Sunday for the 1,500th victory in program history. Virginia Tech (5-0) is the 10th ACC school and 90th in Division I to achieve the milestone. The Hokies shot 55% from […]
HARRISONBURG, Va. (AP) — Cole Johnson matched his school-record of six touchdown passes and James Madison beat Towson 56-10 on Saturday as the Dukes finished in a tie for the Colonial Athletic Association title. The Dukes (10-1, 7-1), ranked No. 2 in the FCS, share the league title with Villanova, […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) Friday voted no on the Democrat reconciliation bill in the U.S. House of Representatives. He issued the following statement: “The Democrat reconciliation bill is a mess. It promises to ‘Build Back Better’ but is littered with policies that will make life more expensive and less free […]
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Time had expired in the rainiest game of Miami’s season, and a few Hurricanes sprinted off their sideline before taking celebratory headfirst slides across a completely soaked, slicked and muddied field. Fitting, really. The Hurricanes weathered a storm — and a stormy week. Tyler Van […]
LYNCHBURG, Va. (AP) — Levi Lewis threw for 166 yards and three touchdowns, Louisiana-Lafayette had six takeaways and seven sacks and the No. 22 Ragin’ Cajuns capped the nonconference portion of their schedule with a 42-14 victory over Liberty on Saturday night. Louisiana-Lafayette (10-1) won its 10th straight game since […]
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Kenny Pickett knew a year ago. Something in the Pittsburgh quarterback’s gut told him coming back for one more season offered the opportunity to do something special. Something that looked and felt an awful lot like Pitt’s 48-38 victory over Virginia on Saturday, when Pickett, rising star […]
Pulaski County High School is now selling All Sports Passes for Winter and Spring Sports. Prices for All Sports Passes have been reduced now that Fall sports have concluded. Below are the current prices for an All Sports Pass. Passes can be purchased in the front office at PCHS during normal […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jayden Gardner had 14 points and 12 rebounds and Virginia never trailed in its 68-52 win over Coppin State on Friday night. Kihei Clark had 12 points, Igor Milicic Jr. scored 11 and Kadin Shedrick added 10 points, 10 rebounds and three blocks for Virginia (2-2). […]
GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) — Jalen Slawson had 16 points and 10 rebounds to carry Furman to an 81-64 victory over Radford in nonconference action Friday night. Mike Bothwell contributed 15 points and six assists for the Paladins (3-1). Conley Garrison scored 14, Garrett Hien had 11 points and five assists. […]