Christiansburg man claims $1 million Mega Millions prize
Richard Barnett told his wife not to get her hopes up when she learned a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket...
More than 2,600 Hokies to graduate at fall commencement Friday
More than 2,600 Hokies will graduate on Friday during Virginia Tech’s fall commencement ceremony, which will be held virtually this...
Upcoming Great Conjunction or Christmas Star an extraordinarily rare event, says VT astronomer
Star gazers should mark their calendars for the winter solstice on December 21 to observe the rare alignment of Saturn...
Governor welcomes first shipments of COVID-19 vaccine to Virginia
Virginia Governor Ralph Northam was joined Monday by Kelly Sweet, Director of Pharmacy for the Bon Secours Health System, in...
Historic Montgomery
The Town of Blacksburg puts up holiday decorations in the late 1970s. (This image from the News Messenger Collection and...
Team of Hokie alumni, fans creates mobile tool to help boost Blacksburg’s economy
Virginia Tech alumnus Jeff Werner led a team of Hokie alumni and fans to create Localyte, an app that allows...
Pandemic doesn’t slow sorority’s service
A Halloween-themed Zoom party was just one of the ways members of XDA stayed connected with their friends who take...
Chicken is protein of choice during pandemic
WASHINGTON—Chicken is a staple protein in many households—and demand remains strong as consumers continue flocking to poultry products during the...
Pandemic will damage the travel industry for years to come, says VT expert
The travel and tourism industry has faced enormous hardship from the COVID-19 pandemic and will take years to recover, says...
Budget cuts to D.C. Metro could alter long-term travel patterns in the region, says expert
Image by David Pepper from Pixabay Closing stations and reducing service hours may help the D.C. Metro system’s financial hardships...