HAMPTON, Va. (AP) — Carlik Jones scored 25 points and his 3-pointer with 0.3 seconds left from the left side of the arc gave Radford a 101-98 win in overtime against Hampton on Thursday night. Radford (17-7, 9-1 Big South Conference) has won 10 of its last 11. Jones scored […]
RICHMOND — Among a sea of strollers and picket signs on the grounds of the Virginia Capitol, hundreds of people demonstrated Thursday against abortion — and especially against Democratic proposals to ease restrictions on late-term abortions. Activists filled the landing of the Capitol steps, flooding down the hill towards Bank […]
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, has died. He was 83. Robinson had been in hospice care at his home in Bel Air. MLB confirmed his death […]
Monday 02/11/19 Boys Basketball: Pulaski Co. @ Alleghany 6 pm Friday 02/15/19 Region 4D Boys Basketball Tournament: TBD Region 4D Girls Basketball Tournament: Liberty Christian @ Pulaski Co. 6 pm Saturday 02/16/19 Indoor Track: Region 4D Meet @ Roanoke College 4 pm
Today, U.S. Senators Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine announced $1,914,251 in federal funding through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for the Free Clinic of the New River Valley in Christiansburg. This funding will allow the clinic to provide quality health care and dental services to […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Prominent Democrats came down hard on Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam after he apologized for a racist photo. But they were quieter as two more scandals — one involving race, another a sexual assault allegation — rocked Virginia’s statehouse. The subdued response from national Democrats shows how […]
Patrick Henry and Pulaski County advance to the River Ridge District Girls Basketball Championship Game. The game will be played at 6 pm Friday at Pulaski Co. High School. Wednesday night, Pulaski County defeated Christiansburg, 66-57 to advance to the finals. Patrick Henry defeated Cave Spring, 48-43.
Virginia House of Delegates Speaker Kirk Cox issued the following statement on Wednesday. “The last seven days have been tumultuous for our Commonwealth. The revelations against and admissions by the leaders of the executive branch are disturbing. “The allegations of sexual assault against Lt. Governor Fairfax are extremely serious. The […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — A California woman went public with her sexual assault accusation against Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax on Wednesday, saying in a statement that she repressed the memory for years but came forward in part because of the possibility that the Democrat could succeed a scandal-mired governor . […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The political crisis in Virginia exploded Wednesday when the state’s attorney general confessed to putting on blackface in the 1980s and a woman went public with detailed allegations of sexual assault against the lieutenant governor. With Gov. Ralph Northam’s career already hanging by a thread over […]
The “Dropkick Murphys” are playing loud tonight, and they play and sing so well. The victory parade was today. Us Irishmen love the “Murphys.” Boston’s own very special group of entertainers. In a time when all the rules favor offense, scoring points. In […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Another top Virginia Democrat — Attorney General Mark Herring — admitted Wednesday to putting on blackface in the 1980s, when he was a college student. Herring issued a statement saying he wore brown makeup and a wig in 1980 to look like a black rapper during […]