RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Two Virginia Democratic lawmakers are spearheading a push to repeal a decades-old law that allows the state to hold certain sex offenders at psychiatric facilities indefinitely after their criminal sentences if they are deemed “sexually violent predators.” Critics say civil commitment laws are fundamentally unfair and […]
The Republican Party of the City of Radford is excited to host a virtual candidate’s forum for the Republicans who are running to replace the late Ben Chafin as Virginia State Senator representing the 38th District. The event will be hosted on our party’s Facebook page: Radford City Republicans, tonight […]
BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Abingdon 64, Union 55 Baltimore Catholic, Md. 58, Greenbrier Christian 23 E.C. Glass 62, Rustburg 46 Floyd County 70, Pulaski County 64 Gate City 88, Lee High 48 Grafton 69, Bruton 30 Heritage-Lynchburg 54, Amherst County 53 Hidden Valley 59, Glenvar 55 John Battle 67, Virginia High […]
(AP) – Gonzaga and Baylor maintained their grip on the top two spots in The Associated Press men’s basketball poll Monday. If third-ranked Villanova ever plays a game, perhaps it will make a run a them. The Bulldogs again racked up all but the two first-place votes that went to the Bears, […]
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Virginia Tech kept turning the ball over, failing to secure loose rebounds and struggling to get offense from its two best scorers. Tyrece Radford and the rest of the 20th-ranked Hokies’ supporting cast provided enough of a boost to offset that, including with some steady late-game […]
Virginia State Police Trooper S.T. Golden is investigating a single-vehicle crash in Giles County crash. The crash occurred on Jan. 15, 2021 at 10:15 a.m. on Route 460, a short distance from Route 758. A 1990 Chevrolet S10 pickup truck was traveling west on Route 460 when it ran off […]
CLEMSON, S.C. (AP) — Virginia coach Tony Bennett thinks that his team has more to improve this season. But he believes his team’s rout of No. 12 Clemson is a strong stride forward in that journey. “It’s one game,” Bennett cautioned after the 18th-ranked Cavaliers won their 11th straight over […]
Paige Huff splits the defenders to score against Radford. (Brian Bishop/PC Patriot) By BRIAN BISHOP The Patriot In the much-anticipated coaching debut of Pulaski County Head Coach Scott Ratcliff, the Lady Cougars on Saturday beat the Radford Bobcats 53-43 in the Cougar Den. Cougar junior Taryn Blankenship scored the first […]
One college football season just ended, and another one starts in just over a month. All but a few teams in the Football Championship Subdivision shut down in the fall because of the COVID-19 pandemic and will play a spring season culminating with the NCAA playoffs in April and May. […]
Pulaski County Public Schools has confirmed a positive Covid diagnosis of a student from Pulaski County High School who was last present on Tuesday, January 12, 2021. It has been determined that proper mitigation strategies were followed and school has since been thoroughly cleaned. PCPS will continue to work with […]
(The Center Square) – The Virginia Department of Education is working on new state guidelines for reopening schools to in-person classes, Gov. Ralph Northam said Thursday. Although the governor said schools are not ready to fully reopen, and it will not be as soon as next week, he said the […]
At 10:32 a.m. Friday (Jan. 15), Virginia State Police responded to a single-vehicle crash in Giles County. A vehicle traveling along Route 460 ran off the road near Route 580. The vehicle struck the embankment and overturned. The driver did not survive the crash. The crash remains under investigation.