SALEM – Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) equipment operators and contractors in western Virginia have made good progress on plowing and treating interstate and primary (those roads numbered 1-599) roads this morning. Plowing on secondary roads and neighborhood streets (those numbered 600 and above) is underway throughout the region. Interstates 77, 81 […]
Due to Sunday’s heavy snow and the overnight freezing temperatures, Virginia State Police is still advising Virginians to avoid traveling Monday in the western, southern and central regions of the Commonwealth. Conditions are remain slick and challenging, and troopers continue to respond to vehicles getting stuck on and off the […]
At 6:44 p.m., Sunday, a vehicle traveling north on Interstate 81 lost control at the 94 mile marker in Pulaski County and slammed into a trooper and his patrol vehicle. Fortunately, the trooper was not injured nor was the driver of the out-of-control vehicle. This is why the Virginia State Police […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring says he’s going to run for governor. Herring, a Democrat, told the Washington Post he’s planning to run in 2021. Virginia does not allow governors to seek consecutive terms, meaning current Gov. Ralph Northam cannot run for re-election. Herring is a […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Perhaps it was the snow, or the small crowd in attendance, or semester-ending exams — or maybe a combination of all three — that caused Virginia Tech to get off to a slow start against South Carolina State. Everyone, that is, except for Nickeil Alexander-Walker. Alexander-Walker […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Virginia Commonwealth gave Virginia the test the Cavaliers sought when they put the Rams on their nonconference schedule. Down the stretch, Virginia passed. The Cavaliers outscored VCU 19-6 over the final 6:30, a span that saw the Rams whistled for six fouls, as the home team […]
ATHENS, Ohio (AP) — Jason Carter scored 19 points and Teyvion Kirk scored 17 to lead Ohio to a 78-69 victory over Radford on Saturday. Doug Taylor grabbed 16 rebounds for the Bobcats (6-3) and Ben Vander Plas scored 14 points. Four players scored in double figures for the Highlanders […]
VHSL Class 6 State Final Manchester 49, Freedom (Woodbridge) 7 VHSL Class 5 State Final Highland Springs 37, Stone Bridge 26 VHSL Class 4 State Final Woodgrove 38, Lake Taylor 33 VHSL Class 3 State Final Heritage-Lynchburg 24, Phoebus 20 VHSL Class 2 State Final Graham 31, Goochland 9 VHSL […]
WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 11 AM EST MONDAY… * WHAT…Heavy snow expected. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 13 inches expected, with higher amounts possible along the Blue Ridge and foothills. * WHERE…Portions of south central, southwest and west central Virginia and north central […]
Courtesy of the National Weather Service in Blacksburg, this graphic shows how you can take and give accurate snowfall reports to them.
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Governors in two southern states have declared emergencies ahead of an anticipated intense winter storm. Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam announced Saturday he’d declared an emergency to help state agencies prepare for a storm that’s expected to hit hard the southern part of the state. North Carolina […]
Richard Bruce Cauthen, 67, of Radford, passed away Thursday, December 6, 2018. He was a true renaissance man, an artist, carpenter and perfectionist. He was a member of the First Christian Church in Pulaski. Bruce was preceded in death by his parents, Grover C. and Emma M. Gunn Cauthen; and […]