Governor’s decision based on credible threats of violent extremism RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today declared a state of emergency in advance of expected demonstrations on Capitol Square on Monday, January 20, 2020. Law enforcement intelligence analysts have identified credible threats of violence surrounding the event, along with white nationalist rhetoric and […]
LSU was a deserving winner of the national championship. What were be biggest factors in the game, at least in this opinion. A targeting call on Clemson’s best defensive player, likely costing them a touchdown. A bad offensive pass interference penalty against Clemson, a gross miss, that indeed […]
The Pulaski County boys basketball team saw its record fall to 6-6 after suffering a 62-54 loss at Blacksburg Tuesday evening. The Bruins are now 8-2 on the season. The Cougars never really lost contact in the game, but had trouble narrowing the margin. It was […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Tyrece Radford is only 6-foot-1, but the redshirt freshman has played like a veteran big man for ACC surprise Virginia Tech. Radford made a huge impact Tuesday night in the Hokies’ 80-70 victory at Wake Forest. Radford’s thunderous left-handed dunk through the hands of 7-foot Olivier […]
BOSTON (AP) — Alex Cora has already been identified as a ringleader in an illegal system of sign stealing when he was with the Houston Astros. The Red Sox didn’t wait to see what punishment Major League Baseball might give him for possibly bringing a similar scheme with him to […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Fearing a repeat of the deadly violence that engulfed Charlottesville more than two years ago, Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam plans to declare a temporary emergency Wednesday banning all weapons, including guns, from Capitol Square ahead of a massive rally planned next week over gun rights. That’s […]
It certainly was not always pretty, but it was in the end very convincing as the Pulaski County girls basketball team rambled over visiting Blacksburg Tuesday evening, 57-31. Nine Cougars found the scoring column as the team upped its record to 8-5 on the season. The Bruins fell to 7-5. […]
Joseph Gary Vipperman, 68, passed away January 14, 2020 after a 10-year battle with dementia. Gary was greeted in heaven by his parents, Raymond and Wilda Vipperman and his in-laws, Tom and Florence McCraw. His life is being celebrated by his loving and devoted wife of 22 years, Brenda Seagle […]
1 LSU (62) 15-0 1,550 1 2 Clemson 14-1 1,487 3 3 Ohio State 13-1 1,426 2 4 Georgia 12-2 1,336 5 5 Oregon 12-2 1,249 7 6 Florida 11-2 1,211 6 7 Oklahoma 12-2 1,179 4 8 Alabama 11-2 1,159 T-9 9 Penn State 11-2 1,038 13 10 Minnesota […]
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and capped one of the greatest seasons in college football history by leading No. 1 LSU to a 42-25 victory against No. 3 Clemson on Monday night to win the national championship. The small-town Ohio kid […]
After a wild weekend of historic offensive performances by Derrick Henry and nearly every Kansas City Chiefs player, spiced by some timely defense from all the winners, we have the answers to the makeup of the NFL’s Final Four. Which brings along a whole lot of questions. The NFC, following […]
HOUSTON (AP) — Astros manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were fired Monday after the pair were suspended by Major League Baseball for the team’s sign-stealing during Houston’s run to the 2017 World Series title and during the 2018 season. In the sport’s largest scandal since the Biogenesis […]