PRINCETON, W.Va. (AP) — A Virginia man has pleaded guilty to charges stemming from a fatal crash in West Virginia involving a newlywed couple. Ricky Lynn Olivo Jr., 40, of Woodstock appeared Monday in Mercer County for a plea hearing in the 2020 crash that killed Corey McKinney and injured […]
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Some Democrats on a bipartisan redistricting commission in Virginia said Monday that new legislative districts will be fair only if they reflect the partisan success Democrats have had in the state for the past decade. The remarks came after Democratic and Republican map drawers for […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Democrat Terry McAuliffe and Republican Glenn Youngkin were set to meet Tuesday evening for the second and final debate in Virginia’s closely watched gubernatorial election. Five weeks from Election Day and with early voting already underway, recent polls suggest a tight race between McAuliffe, who is […]
Walter Wayne Farmer, age 71 of Dublin passed away Saturday, September 25, 2021 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center – Montgomery. Born August 24, 1950 in Columbus, Ohio he was the son of the late Walter Grand Farmer & Ruby Jewell Taylor Farmer. He was also preceded in death by his […]
Major William Knewl Tilmon, U.S. Army (Ret.) age 89 of Max Meadows, VA, passed away Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at his home surrounded by his family and friends. Born August 18, 1932 in Steele, Missouri, he was the son of the late Knewl William Tilmon and Mary Pearl Teeter Tilmon. […]
Randall Lee Roope, age 73 of Dublin passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021 at his home. Born December 21, 1947 in Pulaski County he was the son of the late Roy Estel Roope & Celia Harmon Roope. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Roy Hurley Roope, Steve […]
Robert William “Billy” Dalton 59, of Pulaski died Saturday night, September 25, 2021 in the LewisGale Hospital Pulaski. He was born in Richmond, VA on May 4, 1962 and was the son of the late Raymond Edward Dalton and Lillian Alberta Mooney Dalton. Mr. Dalton was a retired employee of […]
Karen Diane Bivans of Jensen Beach, Florida went home to be with her Lord on 30 August 2021. She was born 15 November 1946 in Pulaski Virginia. She is preceded in death by her parents, Eddie and Lattie Phillips of Draper Virginia, her brother, Larry Phillips of Danville Virginia, and husband […]
Clemson tumbled to No. 25 in The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, snapping its streak of 97 straight weeks in the top 10. The Tigers (2-2) lost for the second time this season Saturday — falling in double overtime to North Carolina State — and dropped 16 spots […]
BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Braxton Burmeister threw for 212 yards and a touchdown to lead Virginia Tech to a 21-10 victory over Richmond on Saturday. Tayvion Robinson added a 60-yard punt return for a score for the Hokies (3-1), who struggled against a Richmond team that played nearly the entire […]
Deborah Marie Waldeck, age 64 of Hiwassee (Snowville Community) passed away Friday, September 24, 2021 at the Roanoke Memorial Hospital. Born July 11, 1957 in Warwick, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of the late Richard Arnold Beck and Jacqueline Edith Beck. She was so loved on and around our […]
SYRACUSE, N.Y. (AP) —Andre Szmyt kicked the game-winning 35-yard field goal with no time on the clock as Syracuse used a late turnover to defeat Liberty 24-21 on Friday night. The Syracuse defense came up with the only turnover of the game — and first of the season for the […]