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We don’t watch the Super Bowl for the game: The ads are the thing

Like a lot of people who will be tuning in to the Super Bowl, I don’t care one way or the other who wins.

Food safety during a power outage: Tips from a Virginia Tech expert

As I’m writing this, Saturday morning, it’s still not too late to think ahead about food safety, with a foot of snow and ice, and then an extended period of record cold, on the way, later this afternoon and into the evening hours.

‘You broke it, you own it’: Venezuela action will be judged by what happens next

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What happens in the aftermath of the removal of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro will ultimately determine how the the action is viewed throughout the world, according to one expert.

Black lab rebounds after tenuous journey, recovery from fractured spine

A black lab is getting back to normal after treatment for a fractured spine that was touch-and-go for weeks.

Federal grant to boost mental health services in Virginia’s underserved communities

Virginia Tech students are filling a critical need for qualified mental health professionals in Southwest Virginia, thanks in part to a federal grant.

Brent Pry to return to Virginia Tech, reuniting with former boss James Franklin

Brent Pry, fired three games into his fourth season as the head football coach at Virginia Tech, will be the new defensive coordinator on the staff of the new Tech head coach, James Franklin.

New details released on crash that killed Virginia Tech graduate student

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State Police released new details this morning on a fatal crash in Blacksburg Wednesday that killed a Virginia Tech graduate student, Spencer Davis Woodson Forsling, 22, of Blacksburg.