Avoid nonessential travel and give plows room and time to work SALEM – Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews and contractors are deployed in western Virginia and working in 12-hour shifts, around the clock, to plow and treat roads. The winter storm is expected to continue throughout the day, so VDOT […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Justyn Mutts gave Virginia Tech the lead with just over a minute to go and Storm Murphy hit a 3-pointer with 20 seconds left to earn the Hokies a 79-73 win over Notre Dame on Saturday. Virginia Tech came from 10 points down in the second […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Jake LaRavia scored 15 points to lead four in double figures and Wake Forest pulled away in the final six minutes to beat Virginia 63-55 on Saturday, snapping a nine-game losing streak to the Cavaliers. Wake Forest (14-4, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) has won three of […]
ATLANTA (AP) — Forecasts of snow and ice as far south as Georgia have put a big part of the Southeast on an emergency preparedness footing as shoppers scoured store shelves for storm supplies and crews raced to treat highways and roads as a major winter storm approached from the […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former state employee who was fired after finding misconduct during an investigation of the Virginia Parole Board has filed a federal lawsuit against her former employer and two top officials of outgoing Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Jennifer Moschetti, a former […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Striking a tone of bipartisanship and optimism, Virginia’s new Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, pledged to “restore trust in government and to restore power to the people” as he was sworn in to office Saturday in Richmond. “Today we stand together on behalf of Virginians who’ve never […]
William Travis Cregger, age 46 of Pulaski passed away Saturday, January 8, 2022 at the Lewis-Gale Hospital – Pulaski. Born February 6, 1975 in Pulaski he was the son of Dorothy Ann Lawson Cregger and the late William Joseph Cregger. He was also preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, […]
Marcelle Bradley Benefield, age 77 of Dublin passed away Friday, January 14, 2022 at her home. Born February 9, 1944 in Georgia, she was the daughter of the late Alton Allen Bradley and Ruby Pearl Phillips Prestridge. She was also preceded in death by her Husband, Jack Ellis Benefield; and […]
RICHMOND— Governor Glenn Youngkin today signed nine Executive Orders and two Executive Directives at the Virginia State Capitol, acting on several of his Day One promises to Virginians. The actions include an executive order ending the use of inherently divisive concepts – including Critical Race Theory – in public education, […]
Storm will create hazardous driving conditions, so plan now to avoid nonessential travel SALEM – The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is mobilizing for a major winter storm that is expected to bring significant snow mixed with freezing rain and sleet to western Virginia. Residents are asked to monitor weather […]
* WHAT…Heavy snow expected, mixed with sleet at times. Total snow accumulations of 6 to 12 inches, with locally higher amounts. Winds gusting as high as 35 mph. * WHERE…Portions of south central, southwest and west central Virginia, north central and northwest North Carolina and southeast West Virginia. * WHEN…From […]
Incoming winter storm expected to bring snow to much of Virginia RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today declared a state of emergency in preparation for a winter storm expected to move into Virginia over the weekend. The National Weather Service forecast predicts significant snow, sleet, and ice late Saturday night […]