BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — A judge has ordered a former Virginia Tech student arrested on a weapons charge to remain jailed while he awaits trial. The Roanoke Times reports the judge said at a bail hearing Thursday that he was concerned 19-year-old Yunsong Zhao would be deported to China if […]
There will be a called School Board meeting on Tuesday, February 6th at the Little Theatre at Pulaski County High School at 6:00 p.m. RRMM Architects will give a presentation and progress update on the new middle school.
Sylvia Dixon Johnston, 89, of Pulaski, VA died Wednesday, January 31, 2018 in the Pulaski Health & Rehab Center. She was born in Christiansburg on January 12, 1929 and was the daughter of the late Glen and Dollie Woods Dixon. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Arnold […]
BLACKSBURG – Thanks to the generosity of a Roanoke, Virginia couple who are long-term benefactors to many areas of Virginia Tech, plans are now underway to transform the Virginia Tech Football strength and conditioning center into a dynamic training area to meet the current and future needs of the program. This […]
Monday 02/05/18 Boys Basketball: Pulaski Co. @ Cave Spring JV @ 5:30, Varsity to follow Girls Basketball: Cave Spring @ Pulaski Co. JV @ 5:30, Varsity to follow Tuesday 02/06/18 Swim: Class 4 Region D Swim Meet @ Christiansburg Aquatic Center 10 am Wednesday 02/07/18 Boys Basketball: Salem @ Pulaski […]
BOSTON (AP) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker nailed a tiebreaking 3-pointer with 1:57 left in overtime and finished with 18 points, Justin Bibbs also scored 18 and Virginia Tech beat Boston College 85-80 on Wednesday night despite blowing a seven-point lead in the closing 64 seconds of regulation. Kerry Blackshear Jr. led […]
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — A subpar night for Virginia’s normally stingy defense didn’t get in the way of the second-ranked Cavaliers’ 13th straight victory. Kyle Guy scored 22 points and Ty Jerome hit two big 3-pointers to stall a rally by hot-shooting Louisville in the closing minutes as Virginia padded […]
At 7:51 p.m., Tuesday (Jan. 30), Virginia State Police Senior Trooper C.A. Thompson responded to a crash on Interstate 81 at Exit 77 in Wythe County. A 2013 Toyota Corolla was traveling south on I-81 when it stopped in the right, inside travel lane. There were two tractor-trailers traveling behind […]
Arch Berdette Boardwine, age 74 of Pulaski passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018 at the Radford Health and Rehab. Born October 5, 1943 in Russell County, VA he was the son of the late Paul Frazier Boardwine & Maze Bell Ferrell Boardwine. His wife, Judy Boardwine and son Arch Boardwine, […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia Senate has passed a bill that would dock lottery winners who’d received welfare. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that the Senate voted 21-19 Monday to take back money from state lottery winners who’d received welfare benefits in the past five years. The bill by Sen. […]
ROANOKE, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Tech freshman has been charged with illegally possessing a rifle. Virginia Tech spokesman Mark Owczarski confirmed to the Richmond Times-Dispatch that Yunsong Zhao was arrested Monday. Owczarski says Zhao is accused of possessing a rifle, a weapon that Virginia law says foreign nationals cannot […]
Congressman Morgan Griffith (R-VA) issued the following statement after President Trump’s first State of the Union Address: “President Trump’s address presented to the American people the accomplishments of his Administration from the past year and offered a blueprint for further progress. Tax reform has led to more money for workers […]