Football at all levels is presently in a bit of limbo. Most conversations are now about will we take to the gridiron in the fall, and not if we can salvage baseball or racing in the summer. An unwanted virus has done shocking damage to our country in a thousand […]
The U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) has set a deadline for more information from certain Social Security beneficiaries to ensure they receive additional economic impact payments promptly. Social Security retirement, survivors, and disability insurance beneficiaries who did not file 2018 or 2019 taxes and who have qualifying children under age […]
NEW YORK (AP) — As state and federal leaders tussle over when and how fast to “reopen” the U.S. economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, some corporations are taking the first steps toward bringing their employees back to work. Which in many cases is easier said than done. Detroit-area automakers, which […]
Frustration is mounting as more families across the U.S. enter their second or even third week of distance learning — and some overwhelmed parents say it will be their last. Amid the barrage of learning apps, video meet-ups and e-mailed assignments that pass as pandemic home school, some frustrated and […]
According to the Virginia Department of Health’s COVID-19 website, Pulaski County continues to report only eight cases of the virus with two people hospitalized. Six of Montgomery County’s 48 cases have resulted in hospitalizations, and one of Wythe County’s 10 cases has resulted in hospitalization. Wythe County also has the […]
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Memphis has added guard-forward Landers Nolley II as a transfer from Virginia Tech. The Tigers announced Monday that Nolley had signed a letter of intent soon after the 6-foot-7 player shared on social media that he had chosen Memphis. Nolley was on the Atlantic Coast Conference […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers are set to hold a one-day legislative session unlike any other in the state’s 400 year history as they grapple with how to handle fallout of the coronavirus. It’s been slightly more than a month since a new Democratic majority wrapped up this year’s […]
FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — For the third straight day Virginia health authorities are reporting a drop in the state’s number of new coronavirus cases. Numbers released Monday by the Virginia Department of Health show 453 new coronavirus cases reported in the last 24 hours, bringing the total to 8,990. […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The global health crisis is taking a nasty political turn with tensions worsening between governments locked down to keep the coronavirus at bay and people yearning to restart stalled economies and forestall fears of a depression. Protesters worrying about their livelihoods and bucking infringements on their freedom […]
UPDATE: The Radford City Police Department is now conducting a death investigation relating to the unresponsive individual in this case. The victim is a juvenile. This is an ongoing investigation and no further information will be released at this time. —————————– On April 17, 2020, at approximately 2:12 a.m., Radford […]
WILLIAMSBURG, Va., /PRNewswire/ — An economic impact study released by the 2019 Commemoration confirms that historical anniversaries are big business for the Commonwealth, bringing not only dollars, but also awareness of Virginia’s vital role in the evolution of America. Conducted by Richmond-based Chmura Economics & Analytics, the study shows that […]
Paul Eugene Keen Sr., 76, of Dublin, VA, went to be with the Lord he served on Thursday, April 16, 2020 at his home. He was born July 24, 1943 at Tazewell, VA, the son of the late Thurman (“Shank”) & Eula Kennedy Keen. He attended church at the Pulaski […]