WASHINGTON (AP) — Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement Wednesday, giving President Donald Trump the chance to cement conservative control of the high court. The 81-year-old Kennedy said in a statement he is stepping down after more than 30 years on the court. A Republican appointee, he has […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that government workers can’t be forced to contribute to labor unions that represent them in collective bargaining, dealing a serious financial blow to organized labor. The court’s conservative majority scrapped a 41-year-old decision that had allowed states to require that public employees […]
June 25, 2018, at approximately 4:45 A.M., Sergeant D. F. Grim responded to a disturbance call on Altoona Road in the town of Pulaski. Upon arrival, he encountered a vehicle in the driveway which was being operated by a female and a male standing outside of the passenger door apparently […]
Virginia Tech got its 12th football commitment Tuesday evening from wide receiver Jocoby Pinckney of Roebuck, South Carolina. Pinckey is a three star recruit, and his final choices appeared to come down between the Hokies, Duke, NC-State, Carolina, South Carolina, Arkansas, Michigan, and Indiana. Tech’s recruiting for 2019 now has […]
BRISTOL, Va – Cody Brown launched a three-run homer to cut the Yankees’ deficit late, but the Bristol Pirates fought off Pulaski, 7-5, on Tuesday night at Boyce Cox Field. With the loss, Bristol swept Pulaski in a two game set on the road following an 82 minute rain delay before originally scheduled first pitch. The […]
Betty Jean McPeak McGee, 65, went home to her Heavenly Father on June 25, 2018. She was proceeded in death by her father, James H. McPeak and a son-in-law, Brian “Buzz ” Townley. She is survived by her loving husband of 47 years, Johnny McGee; daughter, Angela Townley; son and […]
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia Tech student convicted of fatally stabbing a 13-year-old girl was sentenced Tuesday to 50 years in prison. David Eisenhauer was an 18-year-old freshman engineering student when he developed a relationship with Nicole Lovell, a 7th-grade student from Blacksburg. Prosecutor Mary Pettitt said Eisenhauer […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is granting eight weeks of paid leave for new parents who work in state government. Northam signed an executive order Tuesday giving executive-branch employees two months of leave at full pay for the new birth or adoption of a child. The policy […]
New initiative will serve as a hub to help jobseekers get trained and find employment in the skilled trades NEWPORT NEWS—Governor Ralph Northam today announced the launch of Build Virginia, an initiative that will connect workers throughout the Commonwealth with training and employment opportunities in the skilled trades. This effort […]
BRISTOL, Va. – The Pulaski Yankees found themselves on the losing end of a wild contest Monday night in the first of a two-game series on the road against the Bristol Pirates. After fighting back from a 5-0 deficit to grab a 6-5 lead, the Yankees gave up four unanswered […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday questioned whether it was “highly illegal” for the Senate Intelligence Committee’s top Democrat to joke about revealing information from special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election. Politico reported that Sen. Mark Warner joked at a recent […]
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia Tech student convicted of killing a 13-year-old girl to hide his relationship with her is facing a lengthy prison sentence. A two-day sentencing hearing for David Eisenhauer is scheduled to begin today. After days of damaging testimony during his trial, Eisenhauer pleaded no […]