News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
Tornado Watch in Effect until 8pm
Listen to this article:Your browser does not support the audio element.0:000:00 THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 348 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM […]
Possession of Child Pornography Charged
On Tuesday, May 27, 2025 officers with the Blacksburg Police Department arrested 21 year old, Nirish Chilakala. Chilakala was arrested after a search warrant was […]
RAAP develops Energetic Waste Incinerator
The Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP) continues to prioritize environmental sustainability with the continued development of its new Energetic Waste Incinerator (EWI) – now slated […]
6/14: Mt. Tabor Ruritan Fish Fry
Mount Tabor Ruritan Club will hold its June Fish Fry on Saturday, June 14 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Slusser’s Chapel Picnic Shelter, 1543 […]
Trump Signs Griffith Resolution
U.S. President Donald J. Trump recently signed into law H.J. Res. 61, Providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, […]
NRCC professor featured author at book festival
NRCC English Professor Megan Doney was a featured author earlier this month at this year’s Gaithersburg Book Festival in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The annual all-day festival’s […]
Yellow Sulphur Apartments Rezoning Request
RZN-25-4-Yellow Sulphur Apartments PRD rezoning request at 3503 Holiday Lane. This is a request to rezone from General Commercial (GC) to Planned Residential (PR) to construct […]
2025 Real Estate Taxes: Due June 27
Town of Blacksburg Real Estate Tax invoices for the first installment of 2025 have been mailed and are due by Friday, June 27, 2025. If […]
Ending Alzheimer’s
Over the past two years, I have lost three cousins to Alzheimer’s. The cousins ages ranged from 66 to 84. Ages that some might think […]
Domestic Incident in Christiansburg
CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. At approximately 11:30 a.m. Christiansburg Police received a call for a domestic dispute near the 2700 block of Roanoke Street. Upon arrival, officers […]
Reconciliation
The “Butterfly Effect” is an interesting theory. What it basically says is that any small change or movement in one system, “the flapping of a […]
Rescue Squad Receives Governor’s Award
The Town of Blacksburg is proud to announce that the Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad has been awarded the prestigious Governor’s Award for Outstanding Emergency Medical […]