CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — Jury selection began Monday in the trial of a former Virginia Tech student charged as an accessory in the 2016 killing of a 13-year-old girl. Natalie Keepers is charged with being an accessory before the fact to first-degree murder in the fatal stabbing of Nicole Lovell, […]
Monday, Sept. 17, 2018 – 10:30 a.m. Situation Around 12,000 Appalachian Power customers are experiencing weather-related power outages due to damage from what remains of Hurricane Florence. Although damage is not as severe or widespread as early hurricane forecasts indicated, there are still around 400 places where repairs must be […]
Some flooding has been reported in Pulaski County this morning as rains from the remnants of Florence, and flows out of Claytor Dam increase. County Supervisors Chairman Andy McCready reported this morning that Clarks Ferry Road which runs parallel to the New River in Draper has been closed by high […]
Dorothy Louise Bowman, 70, of Pulaski, VA died Friday, September 14, 2018 in the LewisGale Hospital Pulaski. She was born in Virginia on July 12, 1948. She was a retired employee of Pulaski Furniture. Surviving are: Sons – David Bowman and Wife, Donna Bowman Jimmy Bowman Jody Bowman and Fiance’, […]
Bernard Campbell Wampler, 86, of Pulaski, Va., and La Quinta, Calif., died peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018. He was affectionately known to many of his family and friends as “Bunny.” Survivors include his children, Sarah H. Wampler of Lilburn, Ga., Bernard C. Wampler Jr. of Martinsville, Va., John G. […]
Due to potential flooding throughout the county, Pulaski County Public Schools will be closed on Monday, September 17, 2018 (Employee Code 1). The school board office and school offices will open at 10:00 a.m.
The National Weather Service has issued an updated water level report on the New River at Radford. According to the NWS, the New River is projected to be at 19.5 feet by 2 a.m. Tuesday morning, 5.5 feet over flood stage. That projection is well below their earlier projection of […]
From the National Weather Service WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT… * Winds…East 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 45 mph. * Timing…Through midnight. * Impacts…These wind gusts combined with saturated soils will cause some trees to fall. Scattered power outages are possible as well. […]
RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS PREV 1 Alabama (58) 3-0 1521 1 2 Georgia 3-0 1416 3 3 Clemson (3) 3-0 1405 2 4 Ohio State 3-0 1357 4 5 Oklahoma 3-0 1283 5 6 LSU 3-0 1241 12 7 Stanford 3-0 1055 9 8 Notre Dame 3-0 1034 8 9 […]
RICHMOND—Virginia emergency managers are working today to re-position state and federal resources stockpiled in advance of Hurricane Florence to assist Central and Coastal Virginia. State response leaders are working to move people and commodities into place to help Southwest Virginia with anticipated flooding from the remnants of Hurricane Florence, and […]
The National Weather Service has updated its river level chart as of 10:49 a.m. today. The level of New River at Radford is projected to rise to a peak of nearly 24 feet by midnight Monday night. Flood stage is 14 feet. That is a full foot and a half higher […]
Sunday, Sept. 16, 2018 – 10 a.m. Situation The potential impact of tropical depression Florence on Appalachian Power’s service area is becoming more clear, and the company stands ready to respond. This evening and tonight the storm is expected to bring high sustained winds and gusts of up to 40 […]