At 2:35 p.m. on Jan. 28, deputies from our office were dispatched to Atlantic Union Bank in Riner, VA in regards to an attempt to pass a fraudulent check, as well as, a possible abduction that occurred in Roanoke City. When approaching the area a deputy observed the suspicious vehicle […]
On Sunday, Jan. 26, at approximately 2 a.m., an officer with the Christiansburg Police Department initiated a traffic stop on the U.S. 460 Bypass, between the downtown Christiansburg and Peppers Ferry Road exits. The officer pulled over a vehicle, which was traveling west toward Blacksburg, after he observed the vehicle […]
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Dejan Vasiljevic scored 18 points to lead Miami to a 71-61 victory over Virginia Tech on Tuesday night. The Hurricanes (11-9, 3-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) built a 22-point first-half lead and withstood a Hokies rally that got them within 63-59 on Landers Nolley’s layup with […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Kihei Clark was the littlest player on the court, but he made the biggest play. The 5-foot-9 guard made the go-ahead layup with 59 seconds left, and Virginia ended No. 5 Florida State’s 10-game winning streak, 61-56, on Tuesday night. Clark drove down the left side […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam says he wants a “strict” new ban on holding cellphones while driving, saying tough new laws are needed to cut down on fatal accidents. “Anytime people pick these up and it puts them at risk, it puts other people at risk,” Northam […]
The Pulaski County girls basketball team continued playing a tough schedule and putting up the W’s on the road Monday evening at Floyd County. The Cougars took the measure of the Buffaloes, 58-51 in a hard fought contest. The Lady Cougars are now 12-5 on the season and a spotless […]
HOUSTON – January 27, 2020 – #GotItAtGordmans means you can get a great new job and your favorite brands at your hometown’s newest store, Gordmans. The apparel and home décor retailer is now hiring at six new store locations in Virginia. These Virginia Gordmans stores will open March 31. Gordmans […]
1 Baylor 17-1 1578 1 2 Gonzaga 21-1 1552 2 3 Kansas 16-3 1434 3 4 San Diego State 21-0 1408 4 5 Florida State 17-2 1318 5 6 Louisville 17-3 1277 6 7 Dayton 18-2 1163 7 8 Villanova 16-3 1110 9 9 Duke 16-3 1084 8 10 Seton […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Virginia kept sending Wake Forest players to the foul line, dug itself a double-digit hole and even threw in a major mistake to extend the game when victory was fewer than 2 seconds away. The Cavaliers found a way to win anyway. Tomas Woldetensae scored a […]
Pulaski County staged a huge rally early in the season, coming from 23-points down to defeat Graham at home. Saturday evening in Bluefield was the return match. It didn’t go as well. The G-Men used a balanced scoring effort to defeat the Cougars, 71-60. The loss dropped Pulaski […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Carlik Jones scored a career-high 33 points plus 10 assists as Radford edged past Hampton 83-79 on Saturday. Jones was 12-for-22 shooting and 7-for-9 at the foul line. Travis Fields, Jr. had 11 points for Radford (11-9, 6-2 Big South Conference), which bounced back from consecutive […]
BOSTON (AP) — Jairus Hamilton scored a career-high 23 points, Jay Heath added 15 points and Boston College snapped a four-game losing with a 61-56 victory over Virginia Tech Saturday afternoon. Jared Hamilton had his only two baskets of the game in the final 3½ minutes for the Eagles (10-10, […]