
Fire safety tips from the Virginia Department of Fire Programs
The Virginia Department of Fire Programs State Fire Marshal’s Office stresses that Virginians increase awareness of their household smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

The Virginia Department of Fire Programs State Fire Marshal’s Office stresses that Virginians increase awareness of their household smoke and carbon monoxide alarms.

A week-long competition among the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets’ 14 companies netted more than 15,000 canned food items and a $3,600 cash donation — the largest one-time donation ever received by the Agape Center NRV’s food pantry in Christiansburg.

Every October, the Virginia Department of Forestry opens its Seedling Store, which offers a variety of seedlings for online purchase to Virginians.

Second-ranked Virginia scored in both halves, including a second-half brace from Alexa Spaanstra, on the way to a 3-0 victory at Boston College on Thursday.

The Virginia Tech football team welcomes mighty Notre Dame to Lane Stadium on Saturday night as part of Week 6 action.

Pumpkin season is here, and farmers are welcoming the public to their U-pick pumpkin patches.

The Virginia LCV Political Action Committee this week signaled a significant ramp-up of its efforts to protect and strengthen a pro-conservation political majority.

The University of Virginia will celebrate the groundbreaking of the Contemplative Commons with an on-site ceremony on Friday at 10 a.m. on the former Dell basketball courts adjacent to Bavaro Hall.

The clock is ticking for the Virginia Redistricting Commission, as it works to re-draw election district maps. Racial representation remains a leading obstacle, according to Virginia Tech political expert Nicholas Goedert.

Bronco Mendenhall talked all spring and most of the summer about how his stable of tailbacks was the best in his years in Charlottesville. And then: crickets.
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