- The father of Blacksburg High School student Croney Monk III, who reported shot and killed his ex-girlfriend Serenity Hawley last week inside a parking garage, says his son struggled with depression prior to the incident.
- A former All-American swimmer and women’s rights advocate is set to speak at an area university
- The ban on electronic "skill games" that was reinstated in Virginia last month will stand for now, after a judge's ruling yesterday in Greensville County struck down a legal challenge, by granting the state's motion for a summary judgment.
- Blue Ridge Literacy will employ a new grant from the Roanoke Women's Foundation to help those it tutors in English as a Second Language take the next step towards prophecy, education - and employment.