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Virginia Tech: Odds released for the most likely teams to join the SEC next
There are more questions than answers surrounding the future of the ACC. This season the conference is welcoming SMU, California, and Stanford, while Clemson and Florida State are trying to exit. Easier said than done. Reports have surfaced over the last few days that the Big Ten and SEC do...
W&L Student Named a Gold Award Girl Scout
The Girl Scouts of Southeastern New England announced that Washington and Lee University student Emma Marvelli ’27 has been named a Gold Award Girl Scout, the highest award earned through the Girl Scouts organization. A native of Barrington, Rhode Island, and a member of the track & field team...
One critically injured, one trapped in Galax head-on collision
GALAX, Va. (WFXR) – The Galax Fire Department has reported a two-vehicle accident with multiple people injured on July 17. According to Galax FD, around 5:12 p.m. on Wednesday, crews from several departments arrived on Towers Road to find a head-on collision with one person trapped inside a vehicle and multiple injuries.
WDBJ7′s political analyst shares thoughts on Vance visiting southwest Virginia
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Following his speech Wednesday at the Republican National Convention, GOP Vice Presidential nominee JD Vance is hopping on the campaign trail. He will be at the Dedmon Center at Radford University Monday. WDBJ7 spoke with Political Analyst Dr. Bob Denton about the importance of this move.
Recalled gummies contained illegal controlled substance, testing finds
People eating some of the now-recalled Diamond Shruumz brand candies may also have been getting a dose of an illegal substance from magic mushrooms, testing by a Virginia poison control center has confirmed.The Blue Ridge Poison Center at the University of Virginia says they found psilocin among the undisclosed substances mixed into Diamond Shruumz gummies. Psilocin, like the hallucinogenic psilocybin found in some kinds of mushrooms, is a schedule I controlled substance by the Drug Enforcement Administration."You can't look at these labels and say, 'Oh I know what's in here, I know how to treat this,' or if I'm a consumer,...
Trump cements lead over Biden in Virginia
Former President Donald Trump has solidified his lead in Virginia, with a second poll in three days out Thursday showing him up over President Joe Biden. The new Emerson College Polling-Hill survey has Trump at 45% and Biden at 43%. It follows a Virginia Commonwealth University survey earlier this week that gave Trump a lead […]
Global Microsoft IT issues impact on Roanoke services
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) — In the early morning of July 19, a global Microsoft IT issue affected flights at Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport and computer systems for several other Roanoke area services. WFXR News is working to learn the full extent of the outage. Companies including, Carilion Clinic, Centra, the...
Four juveniles charged in connection with Roanoke shooting
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - A juvenile faces several charges connected to a shooting Wednesday in Roanoke. The minor is charged with two counts of aggravated assault, two counts of use of a firearm in commission of a felon, one count of stolen property, and possession of a firearm by a minor.
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