Harvey Edward “Bud” Charlton, age 80 of Pulaski passed away Friday, February 1, 2019 at his home. Born June 26, 1938 in Pulaski, he was the son of the late Frank Leo Charlton & Lillie Mae Ratcliff Charlton. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Mary Madeline Chinault […]
On January 31, 2019, at approximately 2:23 PM, the Pulaski Police Department responded to the intersection of Lee Highway and Morehead Lane in reference to a motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles. According to an witness, a gray Toyota pickup was attempting to turn southbound onto Lee Highway from Peppers […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A pitched debate about late-term abortions in Virginia erupted into all-out political warfare Thursday as Republicans — including President Donald Trump — sought to capitalize on Democratic missteps. Republicans accused Democratic Gov. Ralph Northam, a folksy pediatric neurologist who is personal friends with many GOP lawmakers, […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Chris Clemons scored 39 points and capped a remarkable rally with a shot from well behind the 3-point line that gave Campbell a 68-67 win over Radford on Wednesday night, snapping the Highlanders’ eight-game winning streak. Clemons, the nation’s leading scorer, hit two 3-pointers and two […]
CORAL GABLES, Fla. (AP) — Nickeil Alexander-Walker tied a season high with 25 points and added a spectacular assist as No. 12 Virginia Tech shot 59 percent to beat Miami 82-70 on Wednesday night. Justin Robinson scored 17 points for the Hokies but appeared to hurt his left leg and […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A push by Virginia Democrats to loosen restrictions on late-term abortions is erupting into a fierce partisan clash because of a viral video in which a lawmaker acknowledges her legislation would allow abortions up until moments before birth. Gov. Ralph Northam added gas to the fire […]
Lonnie Robert Prim, age 61 of Allisonia passed away Sunday, January 27, 2019 at the Lewis-Gale Medical Center, Salem. Born September 5, 1957 in Bluefield, WV he was the son of the late James Beauford Prim & Margaret Ann Safewright Prim. His brothers – Lewis Thomas, Arthur Buford, John, Jr., […]
LewisGale Hospital Pulaski began construction this week on a new 16-bed Adult Inpatient Behavioral Health Unit at the hospital to support area residents experiencing mental health and addiction issues. The addition of Behavioral Health Care will result in 25 new jobs coming to the community. Opening in late summer, LewisGale […]
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kyle Guy hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with two minutes left in overtime to help third-ranked Virginia hold off No. 23 North Carolina State 66-65 on Tuesday night. Ty Jerome had 12 points, six rebounds and six assists for the Cavaliers (19-1, 7-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). His […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — A Virginia college student accused of stabbing her classmate has hired the attorney who defended Lorena Bobbitt at trial after she cut off her husband’s penis. The Roanoke Times reports that Monday’s arraignment of 21-year-old Luisa Ines Tudela Harris Cutting was canceled after the court was […]
The New River Valley Agency on Aging has received an alert on a Medicare scam unfolding in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Scammers are representing themselves as Medicare representatives and altering the appearance of the caller ID to make it seem as if the call is coming from 1-800 Medicare (1-800-633-4227). […]
As of this writing, and I say that because the number is almost certain to go up, there are over 200 college football players in the “transfer portal.” When this vehicle was created, no way did anyone think the result would be of this magnitude. We talked last week that […]