News, events, & weather for the New River Valley of southwest Virginia.
So-Called “Sanctuary Jurisdictions” in the Ninth
Friday, May 30, 2025 – A number of communities and localities in Virginia’s Ninth District are reported to be considered “sanctuary jurisdictions” by the U.S. […]
Shots Fired Call in Radford
On Thursday, May 29, 2025, at approximately 5:01 PM, the Radford City Police Department responded to a report of shots fired in the 500 block […]
Strong Thunderstorm Warning
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT PULASKI…GILES…SOUTHWESTERN CRAIG…NORTHEASTERN SMYTH…SOUTHERN BLAND…NORTHWESTERN CARROLL…WYTHE…MONTGOMERY AND SOUTHWESTERN MONROE COUNTIES AND THE CITY OF RADFORD THROUGH 330 PM EDT… At 207 PM […]
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 […]