Virginia Tech coach Justin Fuente announced late yesterday that spring football practice for the Hokies will be scheduled and pushed back until Wednesday, March 20. It was previously scheduled to get underway this Sunday, March 3. Fuente said the reasons are multiple. First there are […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — With a No. 2 ranking, one of the nation’s top defenses and a culture of success, Virginia has lofty goals for this season. The Cavaliers made their road a bit easier Wednesday night, beating Georgia Tech 81-51 to secure a double bye for the Atlantic Coast […]
HIGH POINT, N.C. (AP) — Devonnte Holland recorded 10 points and 12 rebounds and Radford defeated High Point 72-54 on Wednesday night. The victory assures Radford (20-9, 12-3 Big South Conference) of at least a tie for the regular-season championship. The Highlanders play at second-place Campbell (11-4) on Saturday. Ed […]
Acting United States Marshal Richard Sellers (W/VA) and Bluefield, Virginia Police Chief M. Shane Gunter announce the raising of the reward amount for information leading to the capture of fugitive Donquale Gray. The reward, previously offered in the combined amount of $10,000 by both the U.S. Marshals Service and the […]
As Walmart moves to phase out its familiar blue-vested “greeters” at some 1,000 stores nationwide, disabled workers who fill many of those jobs say they’re being ill-treated by a chain that styles itself as community-minded and inclusive. Walmart told greeters around the country last week that their positions would be […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after voting against H.R. 8: “H.R. 8 would not prevent gun violence. It would make the exercise of Second Amendment freedoms and the right to self-defense more difficult for law-abiding citizens.”
A tip of the cap to the Pulaski County girls basketball team for a superb season. Likely the youngest team in the region, expectations when the season started was certainly not to be in the field of eight in the state championship tournament, but for the first […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Ty Outlaw caught a pass from driving teammate Wabissa Bede, set himself and fired away with a tiebreaking 3-pointer. The way No. 20 Virginia Tech executed Tuesday, even Zion Williamson might not have made a difference. Outlaw hit his big shot with 1:28 left and the […]
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The United Methodist Church, America’s second-largest Protestant denomination, faces a likely surge in defections and acts of defiance after delegates at a crucial conference voted Tuesday to strengthen the faith’s bans on same-sex marriage and ordination of LGBT clergy. Emotions were high throughout the third and […]
The Pulaski County Democratic Committee will meet at 5:30 p.m. on Wednesday, March 6, at the Pulaski County Courthouse, 45 Third St. NW, Pulaski. The meeting will be in the General District Court Room. At the February meeting, the committee voted that Democratic party candidates for local elections will be determined […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bid to tighten Virginia laws around using cellphones while driving will have to wait another year. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that lawmakers rejected legislation aimed at keeping drivers off their phones died during the final moments of the 2019 legislative session. Both the House and […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement regarding the vote in the United States Senate on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act: “It is inconceivable that a baby born alive, even if it is after an attempted abortion, should not have the same rights as any other newborn. Unfortunately, […]