Radford News

RADFORD, Va. - The explosionA happened the Grede Radford Foundry early Sunday morning when one of the furnaces blew up and then the rubber roofing caught on fire.

"Jayne Powell will be the featured performer Saturday during the annual Hethwood/Foxbridge and Terrace View spring flings." - "Police in Montgomery County are arresting more drunken drivers, but too few repeat offenders are going to jail, a citizens' group says." - "A rainstorm Tuesday night washed away a fence and the dirt and clay baselines of ... (more)

What: First Memorial Day ceremony at the cemetery, which opened in May 2011. Virginia State Police 1st Sgt.

In another one of those cultural milestones that is intended to recognize some sort of achievement but in reality just makes you feel that much older, "Star Wars" turns 35 today.

This week, Ask Me Another welcomes meme-mixing masters The Gregory Brothers, comprised of actual brothers Evan, Andrew and Michael Gregory, and Evan's wife Sarah Fullen-Gregory. The group behind " Auto-Tune The News " and the " Bed Intruder Song " talk about their unexpected YouTube fame, their sincere musical backgrounds, and who among today's ... (more)

Nine preschoolers, who will enter kindergarten this fall, "graduated" recently from the New River Community College Early Learning Center.

Looking for ways to raise revenue, Montgomery County officials are eyeing allowing liquor to be sold by the drink in unincorporated areas.

Tammy Caldwell , supervisor of Senior Programs of the Christiansburg Recreation Center, receives a Certificate of Appreciation for her partnership with the annual "Supplies for Seniors" project.

Recent heavy rains have affected the fishing in many waters, and the effects of the downpours this week will be felt for a few more days.

State leaders say gangs are a growing problem in the Commonwealth. One particular concern exists in parts of the Roanoke and New River Valleys.

State lawmakers worked late into the night Monday to fill a slate of vacant judgeships in the state, including a vacant circuit court judgeship in the New River Valley and two juvenile and domestic relations court vacancies.

Eastern Montgomery also held its prom, but Montgomery County school officials declined our request to send paparazzi to any of the Montgomery County events.

It is ironic that the Armchair Mayor suggested once again that the ACC project would not have been a threat to the environment on the same day that the Auditor General of Canada issued its report on the 22,000 sites in the Federal Contaminated Sites Inventory.

Twenty-year-old Powers Ashley Goldwire and 21-year-old Matthew Shay Cox of Radford, Virginia were sentenced to 80 days in jail with credit for 80 days already served.

Both Giles and Auburn held their proms over the weekend. Giles welcomed our paparazzi photo crew, and you see those photos here .

To say that Norman Webb has led an interesting life would be an understatement. Webb is familiar to many due to his military exploits in World War II, but his life also has encompassed much of the key history in this region during the past 75 years.

The baseball that rolled through the legs of Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill Buckner in the 1986 World Series has been sold at auction for $418,250. Heritage Auctions says the ball was RICHMOND, Va.