Kyle Busch, the two-time NASCAR Cup Series champion who won more than 200 races across the three national series, died on May 21 following an illness, NASCAR announced. Busch was 41.
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After beating Notre Dame, the Hokies will face North Carolina in the ACC quarterfinals.
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Roanoke County Public Schools is assessing the damage from a possible downburst that toppled a scoreboard at Bogle Stadium in Cave Spring on Wednesday evening.
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In Smith Mountain Lake's fight against an aquatic weed, DWR has approved another round of hungry carp. The number is less than asked for, however, so will it be enough?
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Montgomery County Schools Superintendent Kelly Guempel said teacher retention will be one of his primary focuses moving forward, citing turnover among newer hires across the division.
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No criminal charges will be brought against a Blacksburg police officer who, while responding to an emergency call in his Ford Explorer, struck and killed a Virginia Tech graduate student.
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Georgia Tech's seven-run seventh inning propelled the top-seeded Yellow Jackets past No. 8-seed Virginia in the quarterfinals of the ACC baseball tournament on Thursday.
The Delta Dental Pro-Am for Kids teed off Thursday afternoon at Roanoke Country Club. The event has raised $2.5 million for the Boys & Girls Club of Southwest Virginia, with $165,000 coming this year.
LYNCHBURG — Andrews Opata’s leadoff home run in the fourth inning sparked a four-run frame, four Salem pitchers combined on a three-hitter and the RidgeYaks’ back-to-back big innings were enough to claim an 8-3 win over Hill City on Wednesday night at Calvin Falwell Field.
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Op-ed explains the need for more Virginia foster parents for older youth, highlighting misconceptions, benefits of fostering teens and the shortage of placements.
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Orange County Parks & Recreation earned a VACo Achievement Award for its 2025 Elementary School Flag Football Tournament, hosted with the high school football team.
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