PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — A former student opened fire with a semi-automatic rifle at a Florida high school Wednesday, killing at least 17 people and sending hundreds of students fleeing into the streets in the nation’s deadliest school shooting since a gunman attacked an elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut. The […]
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Grayson Allen scored 25 points and matched a career high with seven 3-pointers, helping No. 12 Duke beat Virginia Tech 74-52 on Wednesday night. Freshman Gary Trent Jr. added 19 points for the Blue Devils (21-5, 9-4 Atlantic Coast Conference). Duke had little trouble despite playing […]
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on the deadly shooting at a Florida high school (all times local): 6:05 p.m. A sheriff says 17 people have died in the shooting attack on a South Florida high school. Sheriff Scott Israel of Broward County says the 19-year-old suspect is in custody […]
Nine projects address strategic needs of regions in talent development, infrastructure development, and commercialization that will create higher paying jobs RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam this week announced nine regional projects funded through GO Virginia (Growth and Opportunity for Virginia). Key members of the Governor’s Cabinet, the General Assembly, and the business […]
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — The Latest on a shooting at a Florida high school (all times local): 3:15 p.m. Authorities say a shooter at a Florida high school is still at large. The Broward Sheriff’s Office shared the information on its Twitter account after Wednesday afternoon’s shooting at Marjory Stoneman […]
Cogar Manufacturing to invest $2.5 million to relocate and expand manufacturing operation RICHMOND – Governor Ralph Northam today announced that Cogar Manufacturing, a manufacturer of material handling equipment primarily for the natural resource industries, will invest $2.5 million to relocate its manufacturing operation from Beckley, West Virginia, to the former Caterpillar […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement announcing the names of those receiving congressional nominations from his office to the United States Service Academies: “One of my highest honors and privileges as a Congressman is to nominate a limited number of deserving young men and women to United States […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia lawmakers hit the halfway point of this year’s legislative session Tuesday with some of their biggest issues still unsettled. It’s unclear whether the GOP-controlled General Assembly will act to expand Medicaid, a top priority of Gov. Ralph Northam. Budget negotiations are still in the early […]
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — New No. 1 Virginia looked the part Tuesday, never trailing and holding Miami to 38 percent shooting to win 59-50. Virginia’s De’Andre Hunter scored 22 points, including a four-point play. But defense was the difference for the Cavaliers, who limited an opponent to 50 points […]
RICHMOND – An additional fuel tax of 2.1 percent would be levied in western Virginia under a Senate bill approved Tuesday creating a regional transportation fund to help pay for improvements on busy Interstate 81. The legislation sponsored by Sen. Emmett Hanger, R-Augusta, passed the Senate 24-16. It would create the […]
Berta Jean Dobbins, 86, passed away peacefully on Saturday, February 10, 2018. Jean was a lifelong member of the Dublin, VA community and is preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Luther Dobbins. She is survived by her loving family, including her daughter Sharon Dobbins Farris and her daughter’s husband Rodney […]
Richard “Dick” Elmer Dore, 86, passed away on Friday, February 9, 2018 at his home in Fairlawn with his wife by his side. He was a member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Blacksburg and a U. S. Air Force veteran. He was retired from Gardiner Hospital in Gardiner, Maine […]