Pulaski County (Virginia)

According to Appalachian Power and the National Weather Service, the threat of a dam failure at the Byllesby/Buck hydroelectric dam on the New River has been downgraded. Officials in Wythe County warned residents of a potential dam failure earlier...

10 a.m. UPDATE: 1,262 CVEC members remain without power. ============================ 9 a.m. UPDATE: Around 3,600 Central Virginia Electric Cooperative members are without power from Wednesday's storms. There is a downed wire affecting the Piney...

A Virginia State Trooper who was intentionally hit by a car Saturday in Pulaski County was released from the hospital Monday. Trooper J.A. Jones was seriously hurt in the incident. He was flown to Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital for treatment. He...

2:25 p.m. update: There are about Appalachian Power 95,000 customers without power. -------------------------------- Noon update: There are still 107,000 Appalachian Power customers without power in Virginia. Appalachian Power says the outages...

GIRLS BASKETBALL    Atlantic Shores Christian 33, Stonebridge Christian 25    Atlee 56, Hanover 48    Bassett 60, Martinsville 29    Bayside 44, Frank Cox 34    Bethel 49, Hampton 35    Blacksburg 65, Pulaski County 47    Booker T. Washington 37,...

Editor's note: This the second  part of a two-part series about Jacqueline Ambler Lewis, who was among the first settlers in the Forkland community in Western Boyle County. Jaqueline Ambler Lewis, a pioneer who came west from Virginia in early 1800, and...

GIRLS BASKETBALL    Albemarle 58, Stafford 44    Altavista 51, Chatham 33    Appomattox Regional 63, Franklin 14    Bishop Sullivan 42, Kempsville 32    Broad Run 55, Osbourn 51    Brookville 67, Liberty-Bedford 43    Bruton 57, York 30    Central...

GIRLS BASKETBALL    Carroll County 48, Pulaski County 36    Courtland 47, Riverbend 28    Covington 50, Glenvar 35    Fort Chiswell 47, Rural Retreat 38    Fort Defiance 38, Western Albemarle 25    Freedom (South Riding) 40, Heritage (Leesburg) 35   ...

Claytor Lake State Park in Pulaski County will be closed Saturday for a youth-managed deer hunt. There will be no fishing, trail use, or overnight facilities available because of the hunt. The Virginia Department of Game and Inland fisheries says it...

A packaging company in Pulaski County is expanding its operation in the New River Valley, and will create 100 new jobs. Governor Bob McDonnell’s office announced Friday morning that Phoenix Packaging Operations will invest $20 million into an...

The Virginia Department of Transportation will suspend lane closures on interstates and roads across the state for the Thanksgiving holiday. The lane closures will be lifted from noon Wednesday until noon Monday. Construction zones with concrete...

A Hanover County woman has been charged with reckless driving in an accident that killed a state trooper from Southwest Virginia. 27-year-old Angelica Valencia of Doswell has been charged with reckless driving. She was driving a car that hit Trooper...