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19-year-old charged in Montgomery County fatal crash
MONTGOMERY CO., Va. – A 19-year-old woman was charged after a crash in Montgomery County left a 60-year-old man dead on Sunday, according to the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office. Authorities said at around 7:25 a.m. Sunday, deputies with the sheriff’s office and Christiansburg Fire and Rescue responded to...
Police searching for answers in Richard Palmer homicide
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) -A family’s plea for answers and renewed hope in a homicide case more than two decades old. On April 22, 2003, a Floyd County man and his dog were shot and killed. No one has been convicted, but investigators say there is new momentum in the...
Pulaski man charged in Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol; more …
From elsewhere: Wildlife officials confirm Tazewell County deer had chronic wasting disease. Blue Ridge Marathon a mix of joy, exhaustion. Roanoke's recycling program faces challenges. The post Pulaski man charged in Jan. 6 riots at the U.S. Capitol; more … appeared first on Cardinal News.
Virginia Tech’s Duffy tabs Hoover as an assistant
BLACKSBURG, Va. – Virginia Tech women’s basketball head coach Megan Duffy named Jen Hoover as an assistant coach of the program Monday. Hoover, who most recently was an assistant at Kentucky for two seasons, is the all-time winningest coach at her alma mater, Wake Forest, where she led the program for 10 years. “Coach Hoover brings a wealth of knowledge to our program, including deep experience as a head coach and player in the ACC,” Duffy said. “From our first conversation, I knew Jen would be a great fit, she has the energy needed to continue the winning tradition of Hokie basketball and can develop top talent at an elite level. She knows what it takes to lead and connect with female athletes in this evolving era of women’s college basketball. She’s an excellent addition to an already strong staff.”
Grown Here at Home: Beginner farmers invited to Farm Finance and Conservation seminar in Blacksburg
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Agriculture is the number one industry in Virginia. The numbers show farmers are needed to keep Virginia’s economy thriving. However, the latest agriculture census shows a major decrease in farmers and farmland in the Commonwealth. “We lost a half-a-million acres of farmland in Virginia in...
Local organization donates 100 new trees to Huckleberry Trail
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) -The nearly 15-mile Huckleberry Trail that connects the towns of Blacksburg and Christiansburg will soon have more trees standing tall thanks to the Blacksburg Breakfast Lions Club. The club donated 100 trees that are being planted in various locations on the trail. ”I think they said 46...
NRV community members discuss potential passenger rail expansion
RADFORD, Va. (WFXR)– New River Valley community members met at the Radford Community Libary about plans to expand the Amtrak passenger rail service to the area on Thursday, April 18. During the meeting, leaders spoke about the project and developing plans to extend passenger rail services in Christiansburg. However,...
VA Tech Truck Safety Outreach Program Travels Across The Country
The ability to safely navigate around semi-trucks recently took stage in Las Vegas. The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute’s (VTTI) outreach initiative Sharing the Road with Trucks traveled across the country to the city to present at the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Convention and Exposition 2024. “I invited Sharing the Road to our convention because there […]
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