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Virginia State Police First Sergeant J. W. Smith is investigating a fatal crash which occurred on August 26, 2017 at...

A new study from the New River Valley Emergency Communications Regional Authority shows that the numbers of 911 calls from...

Virginia State Police Trooper L. B. Umberger is investigating a fatal crash, which occurred Tuesday afternoon on northbound Interstate 81...

Photo by Larry MiddletonThe Christiansburg High School Class of 1967 celebrated its 50th reunion Saturday, Aug. 19 at the Farmhouse....

  For the last 11 years of his life, Bill Aldridge worked as a building inspector for the Town of...

Hunter Radford Hunter Radford, a carpentry student at Blacksburg High School in was elected to serve as a SkillsUSA Region...

The animals of the week are from the Montgomery County Animal Care and Adoption Center. Each week the News Messenger...

BAE Systems – Ordnance Systems, Inc. (BAE) operates a munitions propellant manufacturing facility at the Radford Army Ammunition Plant (RFAAP)...

The Community Health Center of the New River Valley was recently awarded a “Health Center Quality Improvement Award” from the...

Registration open for Citizens Police Academy The Christiansburg Police Department is accepting applications for this year’s Citizens Police Academy, a...