RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia’s State Corporation Commission has extended its moratorium on utility shutoffs. The commission said in a statement on Monday that the shutoff ban is being extended from August 31 to September 16. The commission said the extension gives the Virginia General Assembly more time to pass […]
Ruritan Riders to Benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr.’s future at evangelical Liberty University amid a sex scandal was uncertain Monday, after the school said he had offered his resignation but then reversed course. Falwell agreed to “resign immediately as President of Liberty University today but then instructed his attorneys to not […]
HARRISONBURG, VIRGINIA – Kendall Demarko Wysinger, a Martinsburg, West Virginia, man who used heroin as a means to control numerous women he trafficked as part of a commercial prostitution ring that operated in the Western District of Virginia and elsewhere, was sentenced today to life in prison. United States Attorney […]
Betty Lou Harrison Yopp, 86, passed away at her home in Draper on Sunday, August 23, 2020. She was preceded in death by her husband James Dalton Yopp; and her parents, Jesse and Hassie Harrison. Survivors include her sons and daughter-in-law, James D, Jr. and April Yopp, and Jackie Yopp; […]
Senator Mark Warner today held three social-distanced community check-ups with local leaders in Abingdon, Pulaski and Wytheville, and visited the Blue Ridge Parkway. At the events, he discussed the ongoing Covid-19 public health crisis and the steps our country needs to take for our economy to recover. This evening, he […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Jerry Falwell Jr., currently on a leave of absence as the leader of evangelical Liberty University, has released a statement saying that he is seeking help for the “emotional toll” of an affair his wife had with a man who he says later threatened his family. […]
Clemson is the preseason No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25, a poll featuring nine Big Ten and Pac-12 teams that gives a glimpse at what has already been taken by the pandemic from an uncertain college football season. Ohio State (1,504 points) was a close No. 2 behind […]
Alberta L. Safewright, devoted mother and grandma departed this life on Friday, August 21, 2020 with her family by her side. Alberta was born in Pulaski, VA to the late Maceo Wilkerson and Annabelle Olverson Wilkerson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry B Safewright Sr.; three sisters, […]
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Kevin Harvick views his NASCAR championship chase as him against the field. His budding rivalry with Denny Hamlin, however, has turned into a can-you-top-this showdown that promises to last until the finale. “You don’t want to be so narrow-minded to think it’s going to be you […]
DOVER, Del (AP) — Denny Hamlin crossed Dover off the meager list of tracks where he had yet to win and turned his ambitions toward one more goal he’d like to scratch off the docket. Pushing 40, Hamlin’s first career Cup championship is within his grasp — and he might […]
SILVER SPRING, Md. (AP) — Spurred by ultra-low mortgage rates, home buyers rushed last month to snap up a limited supply of existing houses, causing the pace of purchases to jump by a record-high 24.7%. The July surge in sales reported Friday by the National Association of Realtors marked the […]