RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — This year is proving to be the worst on record by far for fatal drug overdoses in Virginia, a statewide forensic epidemiologist said. Rosie Hobron, of the Virginia Department of Health’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner, told The Virginian-Pilot that as of October, the most […]
Virginia is not going to a bowl game this season. A week before bowl announcements are due, on Dec. 20, the Cavaliers announced Sunday that their football season is over and they will not be entertaining an invitation to a postseason game. The school said the decision came after the […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Khalil Herbert ran for 162 yards, including a 76-yard touchdown, and Virginia Tech ended a four-game slide with a 33-15 victory against rival Virginia on Saturday night. The Hokies (5-6, 5-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) also got a big play from Tayvion Robinson, who turned a short […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia state Sen. Amanda Chase reversed course Friday, saying she would no longer run for governor as an independent and would instead seek the Republican nomination for the race. Less than a week ago, Chase announced she had decided to run as an independent in protest […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. gave the final go-ahead Friday to the nation’s first COVID-19 vaccine, marking what could be the beginning of the end of an outbreak that has killed nearly 300,000 Americans, according to a person familiar with the decision but not authorized to discuss it publicly. Shots […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has confirmed a positive Covid diagnosis of a student from Snowville Elementary School, who was last present on Monday, December 7, 2020, a student at Pulaski County High School, who was last present on Tuesday, December 8, 2020, and an employee from Pulaski County High School […]
From Volvo Trucks North America Volvo Trucks North America has announced the commercial introduction and sales start of its zero tailpipe emission, battery-electric vehicle to the North American market. The Class 8 Volvo VNR Electric truck model has a scheduled production start of early 2021. This new all-electric truck will be […]
ROANOKE, Va. – A Texas man, who was involved in a traffic accident in Wythe County, Virginia on February 10, 2020, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Roanoke to trafficking aliens, Acting United States Attorney Daniel P. Bubar announced. Gary Donel Smith, 30, of McKinney Texas, waived his […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has confirmed a positive Covid diagnosis of two employees and student at Pulaski County High School. Friday, December 4, 2020 was the last day that the student was present and Monday, December 7, 2020 was the last day that the employees were present. It has been […]
Join us as we collect toys for Toys for Tots. Toys for Tots helps those children who are less fortunate, yet no less deserving of the joy of Christmas. We are working with Pulaski County Chamber of Commerce to bring the county together for the spirit of giving. Toys for […]
Projects highlight unique approaches to expand food access, support farmers and forest landowners during COVID-19 pandemic and beyond CATAWBA—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Fauquier County, Pulaski County, and Roanoke County will each receive a grant of $20,000 from the Governor’s Agriculture and Forestry Industries Development (AFID) Fund Planning Grant […]
While fears over COVID-19 and outbreaks of the virus might be driving some school divisions to move from in-person instruction to virtual, such is not the case in Pulaski County. According to school officials, the problem here is staffing issues. “We’ve had a number of conversations, email and text exchanges […]