RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers voted Wednesday to hike gas taxes in some parts of the state to improve Interstate 81 while also voting to restore suspended driver’s licenses to hundreds of thousands of motorists. The Republican-led General Assembly approved those two measures and several others proposed by Gov. […]
On March 31, 2019 at 10:15 p.m., Pulaski Fire Department received a call for a house fire at 125 Oak Lane in the Town of Pulaski. The fire department responded and the first engine arrived four minutes later at 10:19 p.m. and found heavy fire involvement at the rear of […]
BLACKSBURG – Virginia Tech Director of Athletics Whit Babcock confirmed on Wednesday that men’s basketball head coach Buzz Williams has accepted the same position at Texas A&M. “Coach Williams made a very positive impact on the culture of our basketball program at Virginia Tech,” Babcock said. “We appreciate all that Buzz and his staff did […]
The season did not end as Zion Williamson and RJ Barrett intended. The fabulous freshmen came to Duke to win a national championship and their bid came up short with a loss to Michigan State in the Elite Eight. Williamson and Barrett still managed to make a bit of history. […]
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — House Republicans said Tuesday that they tried and failed to broker a deal with Democrats that would allow for a bipartisan public hearing in which two women who accuse Virginia Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax of sexual assault could testify under oath. Republican Speaker Kirk Cox […]
We’re heading for the final weekend of college basketball, “The Final Four.” Had you been asked to make a “Wish List” before the NCAA Tournament started could Virginia have hoped for a better situation than it has right now? I doubt it. In fact, no. The Cavaliers are the only […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers are set to return to the state Capitol to vote on gas-tax hikes, a handheld cellphone ban for drivers and other vetoes and amendments proposed by Gov. Ralph Northam. The one-day session could see the GOP-led General Assembly knock down some of Northam’s more […]
On Sunday, March 31, 2019, at approximately 5:21PM, Sgt. S. Grim with the Pulaski Police Department conducted a traffic stop in the area of N. Jefferson Ave on a minor traffic violation. Due to circumstances, Sgt. Grim requested a K9 Officer from Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office to respond, which yielded […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Darrell Waltrip will soon “Boogity! Boogity! Boogity!” his way into retirement. It’s time. And time for Fox Sports to look at deeper changes in its NASCAR television broadcast, too. Everyone yearns for an opportunity to say farewell on their own terms. Waltrip has that chance now […]
Town of Pulaski, Powhatan County, James City County and Arlington-Alexandria honored for enhancing economic viability of their communities. HARRISONBURG, Virginia – The Virginia Economic Developers Association (VEDA) presented the 2019 Community Economic Development Awards (CEDA) to the Town of Pulaski, Powhatan County, James City County, and the Northern Virginia communities of Arlington and […]
On Saturday March 30th, 2019 at approximately 11:00 pm Deputy Szczur conducted a traffic stop on a 2007 Pontiac for suspected Impaired Driving in the Fairlawn Section of Pulaski County. While approaching the vehicle, the driver fled from the traffic stop and drove to Dublin on Old Route 11 where […]
