On Friday, Jan. 11, at about 9:15 p.m., Christiansburg Police and Christiansburg Rescue responded to call in reference to child who had fallen and was unresponsive at a residence in the 400 block of Zinc Lane. Upon arrival, officers found a 2-year-old boy lying unresponsive on the floor. Officers and […]
Tom Brady versus Patrick Mahomes. Drew Brees against Jared Goff. Two high-profile rematches with the Super Bowl on the line. The NFL’s highest-scoring offenses face off in the conference championships next Sunday. Brady leads the New England Patriots into Kansas City to take on Mahomes and the Chiefs, and Brees […]
NEW YORK (AP) — Duke remained at No. 1 for a fourth straight week while the top 10 remained unchanged in the latest AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll. The Blue Devils received 36 of 64 first-place votes for their sixth week at No. 1 this season after wins […]
Virginia Tech is enjoying one of the best starts to a basketball season in program history. The Hokies are ranked ninth in the country and have won 14 of 15 — including nine in a row — heading into Tuesday’s game at Virginia. Part of Virginia Tech’s success is that […]
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A bipartisan group of state lawmakers say three struggling Virginia cities urgently need casinos to help revive their economies. Republican Sen. Bill Carrico and Democrat Sen. Louise Lucas led a Monday news conference where they touted legislation to allow Bristol, Danville and Portsmouth to build casinos […]
SALEM – The Virginia Department of Transportation has made good progress today on plowing and treating roads throughout western Virginia. Interstates and primary routes are in clear to minor condition, which means they are mostly clear with isolated slick spots. Today, crews have been treating secondary roads (those numbered 600 and above) […]
Pulaski County Public Schools will be closed on Monday, January 14, 2019. Employee Code 1. Eleven and twelve month employees report by 12:00.
At 8:51 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 12, 2019), Virginia State Police Trooper J.L. Simone responded to a three-vehicle crash at the 90 mile marker in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 in Pulaski County. A 1991 Oshkosh M1074 (military surplus vehicle) was traveling south on I-81 when its driver lost control […]
At 8:51 p.m. Saturday (Jan. 12, 2019), Virginia State Police responded to a three-vehicle crash at the 89 mile marker in the southbound lanes of Interstate 81 in Pulaski County. The crash involves three tractor-trailers and there is one confirmed fatality. The Virginia State Police Wytheville Division’s Crash Reconstruction Team […]
RADFORD, Va. (AP) — Ed Polite Jr. scored a season-high 22 points and Radford edged Presbyterian 79-77 on Saturday to remain unbeaten in the Big South. Polite shot 8 of 16 from the field, 4 of 6 from the arc and had nine rebounds and three steals for the Highlanders […]
It’s heartbreaking that the Ratcliffe Museum brick garden and fence, funded with donations from citizens who want to honor their loved ones, were damaged like this. So far, we assume it was caused by a hit and run truck driver, based on the tracks in the mud. Some bricks were […]
Pulaski Elementary has received a $5,000 Lowe’s Toolbox for Education grant for “Math and Movement Family and Community Involvement Project” We are thrilled to announce that Lowe’s has awarded the Pulaski Elementary funding for the “Math and Movement Family and Community Involvement Project”. Our grant application was based on the […]