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Pat Robertson dies at 93; founded Christian Broadcasting Network, Christian Coalition
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Barbara Rose Johns led a history-making walkout at a segregated school in Farmville. Now a panel has recommended replacing Virginia's Robert E. Lee statue at the U.S. Capitol with one of Johns.
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John Sullivan, a Utah activist who filmed the fatal shooting of a Trump supporter during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week, was arrested.
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Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke went to campaign where it’s believed a presidential candidate has never gone before.
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Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke will make campaign stops in Virginia this week, including in Blacksburg and Bland County, making him the first 2020 presidential candidate to visit Southwest Virginia.
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A Florida man died when his vape pen, distributed by Smok-E Mountain, exploded, sending projectiles into his head and causing a small fire in his house.
This is believed to be one of the first deaths from an e-cigarette explosion in the U.S.
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Gov. Ralph Northam will recall lawmakers to the state Capitol in coming weeks to take up a package of gun-control legislation he said is urgently needed to prevent killings like Friday's mass shooting in Virginia Beach.
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Seven Republicans joined all 19 Senate Democrats to pass a resolution for Virginia to ratify the federal Equal Rights Amendment.
The resolution now goes to the House of Delegates.
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The homespun approach of
@MartySmithESPN
shines, as it will on his new TV show on ESPN2, writes
@aaronmcfarling
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Virginia Tech unveiled an ambitious master plan that includes a 2.1-mile pathway that would allow students and employees to walk around the entire campus almost unobstructed
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Bobby Goodlatte, the son of U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte, announced on Twitter that he gave the maximum allowed donation to Jennifer Lewis, the Democrat running for his father's seat, and encouraged donations to Lewis' campaign
via
@AJFriedenberger
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Virginia Tech is offering some incoming students money to not attend the university for up to a year - a move that comes in the wake of an over-enrollment crunch.
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Snow battle waged once again on Tech Drillfield
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The town government says the officers' status was changed administrative leave to suspended without pay on Friday and no further statement will be made until Tuesday.
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BREAKING: Virginia Tech and Radford University on Wednesday announced all in-person classes will switch to online after an extended spring break amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
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Staunch defender of Trump has used Virginia courts to file defamation lawsuits.
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He’s been called the voice of reason among Virginia Tech football fans on social media, and Dwight Vick certainly has earned that label.
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People walking by Virginia Tech’s Duck Pond “otter” keep their eyes peeled.
(pun and story via
@RobbyKorth
)
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NASA great Chris Kraft, whom Neil Armstrong called "the 'Control' in Mission Control," graduated from
@virginia_tech
in 1944 and is the namesake of Kraft Drive in Blacksburg.
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Hundreds rallied at Virginia Tech today, expressing frustrations with the university's Title IX office.
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One of the many students in Roanoke schools considered to be homeless under federal guidelines, Christopher Bohmer will graduate from Patrick Henry today with a GPA above 4.0. He will join the Corps of Cadets at Virginia Tech this fall.
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Radford University fraternity fills a bus with holiday cheer for elementary school students.
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Former American Idol winner Scotty McCreery, along with Drake White and The Big Fire, Maggie Baugh will be performing at Elmwood Park on Friday.
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D-Day by the numbers: The fighters, the helpers, the victims ... an unprecedented scale
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Hagan won both the season championship and Sunday's Dodge NHRA Finals.
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CHRISTIANSBURG — Former Virginia Tech football player Isimemen Etute was found not guilty Friday in the beating death of Jerry Paul Smith following a three-day trial in Montgomery County Circuit Court .
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BREAKING: Virginia lawmakers passed comprehensive anti-discrimination legislation Thursday that advocates said makes the state the first in the South to enact such protections for LGBTQ people.
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James Fields found guilty of first-degree murder in Heather Heyer's death at Charlottesville rally
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Virginia Tech received the most diverse applicant pool in school history for the class arriving in fall 2019, the university announced today.
via
@RobbyKorth
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The star safety has helped VMI rise from a winless team to a potential playoff team.
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A Virginia Tech biochemist's discovery of a cellular cause for Lyme disease aches and pains is opening a window that could lead to prevention.
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Elizabeth Mugo is one of the college’s eight graduating seniors who received a Fulbright award
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ICYMI: The governor, who did not rule out further restrictions, said "This is in your hands, Virginia — you know what to do. If we do the right things, we will keep the numbers down.”
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Brooke Leonard, a Lord Botetourt High School and Virginia Tech graduate, has been hired as a sports reporter by WSLS (Channel 10).
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Virginia Tech's Amazon deal will have a profound impact in Blacksburg, and it will be felt soon.
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Amtrak has started selling tickets for its train service out of Roanoke, set to begin next month
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Sen. Mark Warner visited Feeding America Southwest Virginia in Salem to speak about food deserts and legislation he introduced to incentivize food service providers to establish a presence in these areas.
via
@caseyfabris
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A Virginia man who was arrested in Philadelphia in 2020 while presidential election ballots were being counted was a “central” conspirator of the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, Philadelphia’s District Attorney’s Office alleged Monday.
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Lord Botetourt OL Jesse Hanson commits to Virginia Tech
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Us: “Support local journalism!”
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Versatile Terry gives Blacksburg football whatever it needs whenever it's needed
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Spoiler alert: Virginia Tech upsets No. 2 UVa, denies Cavs' claim to No. 1 | UVa Sports News |
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Blacksburg's Thompson advances in USTA national event.
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After 16 years as Northside's head baseball coach, Ed Culicerto is hanging it up
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Sen. Jennifer McClellan, D-Richmond, is poised for a historic bid to become the first African American woman to represent Virginia in Congress.
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Blacksburg's Cole Beck plans to reveal his college choice Friday. He's down to Virginia Tech, North Carolina & Pitt.
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House of Delegates Democrats advanced several gun control bills to the floor for a vote, including stiffer penalties for “recklessly” leaving loaded guns with children and requiring reporting of lost or stolen firearms.
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UVa became the first No. 1 seed to fall to a No. 16 seed in the NCAA Tournament with a 74-54 loss to UMBC
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Students at Blacksburg elementary schools during April 16 shootings were moved to become Virginia Tech students
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Jefferson College to merge with RU, creating Roanoke-based health sciences program (
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Nicknamed 'Rambo' by his teammates, Dalton Keene showed off some of his moves in the open field on his long TD reception last night for the
#Hokies
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Kiesha Preston took her story to Del. Sam Rasoul, D-Roanoke, who is sponsoring HB 99, to prevent landlords from denying housing to domestic violence victims because of their credit history.
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Roanoke police have asked for the public's help as they search for a missing 3-month-old child
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BREAKING: Carilion Clinic unveiled plans Tuesday for what it called a world-class cancer center in Roanoke, kicking off a fundraising campaign with a $1 million contribution from President and CEO Nancy Agee and her husband, Steven Agee.
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Diamond of a victory: Virginia Tech edges West Virginia with late defensive stand (
@AndyBitterVT
)
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“I thought it was the best pick ... to run track and play football at Tech. ... It’s a dream come true.”
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Del. Chris Hurst, D-Blacksburg, defeated Republican challenger Forrest Hite on Tuesday to win a second term, via
@andrewadkins_
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"I'm ready to leave this hellhole and everyone in it because I know there's something better for me."
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Trader Joe's coming to Christiansburg? Don't hold your breath quite yet, but there's hope
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"[Being on ESPNU] helps us display the school spirit that Radford has," Darris Nichols said.
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Joey Isaacs works hard, plays hard and has been on a hot streak on the football field in recent weeks as the Cavaliers head to the region final Friday night.
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