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“Never has the world needed Hokies more.” Virginia Tech president reacts to campus protest arrests
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - Virginia Tech President Tim Sands has issued a statement regarding the arrests of 82 people on campus Sunday night, protesting the loss of Palestinian and civilian lives during the war in Gaza. (An earlier report from the university indicated 92 people had been arrested.) Sands’ statement...
Virginia community rallies to reunite Canadian truck driver with lost dog
BLACKSBURG, Va. - A Canadian truck driver is thanking a Virginia community for coming together and helping to find his lost dog, who disappeared at a rest stop. Samuel Bissonnette, 33, said he was en route from Georgia to Canada when he made a pit stop near Blacksburg, Virginia. He planned to ride his bike and let his two Belgian shepherds, Denver and Dallas, also run around.
Two injured in crash on Kesler Mill Road in Salem
SALEM, Va. (WFXR)– The Salem Police Department reports two people were taken to the hospital after a crash on Kesler Mill Road on Saturday, April 27. According to the police department, officers responded at 11:40 a.m. to a report of an accident on Kesler Mill Rd. between Garst St. and Pine Bluffs Dr.
Ten Christiansburg athletes sign letters of intent
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - It was a busy Monday afternoon at Christiansburg High School, where the Blue Demons recognized 10 seniors moving on to compete at the next level. Tanner Evans - Baseball - University of Charleston. Noah Jones - XC/Track - UNC-Ashevillle. Summer Hamlin - XC/Track - Radford University.
Lab schools advancing in western Virginia
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Two more lab schools planned for hometowns in western Virginia have received final approval from the state. But the long-term future of the program is uncertain, with funding for lab schools caught up in the ongoing debate over the state budget. Just last week the Virginia...
Safe or Out: Ole Miss fights back in, Virginia Tech, Utah stumble
Welcome to Safe or Out, Softball America’s review from the past weekend about whether or not teams changed their potential outlook for the postseason bubble and hosting status as Virginia Tech and Utah have rough weekends. To access this post, you must purchase one of the following subscriptions: BULLPEN...
School board receives third-party report for deaths of Blacksburg High School students
BLACKSBURG, Va. (WFXR) — The Montgomery County Public Schools has confirmed that it has received the report from the third-party review into the deaths of two Blacksburg High School students from 2023. On Nov. 8, 2023, two teenagers were found dead inside a car at a parking garage, near...
University protests arrive at VT in Blacksburg
Virginia Tech is the latest university to join the movement protesting the “widespread death and destruction and annihilation” of the Palestinian people. An Instagram post calls for all students to come out to the Graduate Life Center lawn immediately.
Golf tournament will support Wounded Warrior Project
RADFORD, Va. (WDBJ) - The Pete Dye River Course is hosting its eighth annual Wounded Warrior Project golf tournament to support veterans and their families. Course General Manager Michael Abraham joined Here @ Home to share how the event is expanding this year. For the first time the course will...
Alleghany Outdoor Track Team Wins Big in Floyd County: Full AHS Results
GIRLS ATHLETE PLACE SECTION 100 METER DASH 13.25 Ja’kara Heighter 4th Finals H6 14.90 Kristin Johnson 31st Finals H3 15.10 Taylor Jenkins 32nd Finals H2 200 METER DASH 32.31 Taylor Jenkins 26th Finals H3 400 METER DASH 1:12.52 Hannah Hipes 14th Finals H4 1:13.16 Brooklyn Connor 17th Finals H3 1:19.94 Emily Haynes 25th […] The post Alleghany Outdoor Track Team Wins Big in Floyd County: Full AHS Results appeared first on The Virginian Review.
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