Blacksburg News

The Blacksburg Motor Company's playfully decorated rainwater collection system helps reduce run-off by using rain for other purposes, such as watering a garden.

Joni Pienkowski, whose art can be hung vertically or horizontally, says she was inspired by the wind.

Blacksburg police are investigating the armed robbery of a business late last night.

Three individuals have been charged with intentionally setting fire to furniture in a Virginia Tech hall.

Virginia Tech's 2009 U.S. Solar Decathlon team last week moved its 800-square-foot entry, known as LUMENHAUS, from the Research and Demonstration Facility on Plantation Road to the Blacksburg Square shopping center on South Main Street.

The long months of campaigning have finally paid off: In January, three citizens will be sworn in to the Blacksburg Town Council for the first time while a fourth holds on to a second term.

A Montgomery County man with a history of run-ins with the law was taken to jail Tuesday night after he held a relative hostage during a 90-minute standoff with sheriff's deputies, authorities said.

Lt. Wright tells WSLS the husband is now in custody. His name and what charges he faces have not been released.

If the goal of moving the Blacksburg municipal elections from May to November was to increase voter participation, it worked.

A new report says the Danville metropolitan area is the riskiest in Virginia for pedestrians.

If the goal of moving the Blacksburg municipal elections from May to November was to increase voter participation, it worked.

So, it's been five long months or more of campaigning, meeting residents, answering questions at forums and coffee gatherings and hoping that voters will see you as the best fit for town council.

Nidal Malik Hasan, now a suspect in a murderous shooting spree at a Texas army base, spent the last decade being trained by the military as a psychiatrist to treat soldiers with mental stress disorders from combat in Iraq or Afghanistan.

"Buy local. Be local. Eat local." Blacksburg's local initiative has found its way onto bumper stickers, storefront windows and advertisements.

John Bush celebrates his win. Four available Blacksburg Town Council seats were won tonight by incumbent Susan Anderson and newcomers John Bush, Krisha Chachra and Cecile Newcomb, according to the Montgomery County registrar's office.

Blacksburg police are seeking information in the robbery of a Virginia Tech student.

The Blacksburg Police Department is investigating a robbery that took place around 1 a.m. Sunday.

We round up our endorsements in New River Valley races. The Roanoke Times editorial board endorsed candidates in races for Blacksburg Town Council and Montgomery County School Board, as well as a referendum in Christiansburg.

The Department of Theatre Arts and Cinema at Virginia Tech kicks off the main stage theater season this week and will host its first performance in its new Theatre 101 building with "Made in Taiwan," a one-woman performance Tech alumna Michelle Krusiec created.

Both candidates for governor will be in Blacksburg Thursday, campaigning in and around the tailgating at the Virginia Tech - North Carolina game.