Pulaski County News

The oldest of three suspects charged in connection with two armed robberies in Fairlawn has served time in prison and his female co-defendant has an outstanding drug charge, court records show.

As a young boy growing up in a small town in Indiana, Mike Whitaker loved horses and dreamed of someday becoming an engineer because he liked to 'tinker with things.' But as he grew older, he also became spiritual, after years of attending church services.

Three people have been charged in connection with armed robberies at two Fairlawn restaurants last week.

Republican candidates swept the ticket in Pulaski County and much of Virginia in Tuesday's general election, returning a Republican to the governor's office for the first time in eight years.

Two hours after polls opened, only 7 percent or 1,402 of Pulaski County's 21,141 registered voters had cast ballots in Tuesday's general election.

Dave Nutter won a fifth term in the Virginia House of Delegates tonight, the Associated Press reported.

Pulaski County Sheriff's Office and Pulaski Police Department are investigating three armed robberies that occurred late Friday and early Saturday.

Two armed robberies hit two restaurants in quick succession Friday night in Pulaski County and the sheriff's office believes the heists were related.

Work began this week on a new Pulaski County tourism initiative that focuses on sprucing up two major thoroughfares.

Investigators in Pulaski county say a pair of armed robberies in Fairlawn are probably related.

Peggy Frank, the Democratic candidate for the 7th District in the Virginia House of Delegates, has served the New River Valley as a prosecutor for almost 20 years.

Pulaski County made what was deemed 'a pretty good deal' Monday night when it sold a half-acre tract of land to a Pulaski County developer.

As the days dwindle to Tuesday's election, the most recent campaign finance disclosures show that the Democratic Party has focused its chances on the 6th District with control of the state House at stake.

We have another gallery of photos from Friday night's Hidden Valley home game against Pulaski County.

By 2009, 79.4 percent of high school students who started their freshman year in 2005 had graduated.

Moderator Robin Lawson listens as candidates Peggy Frank and Dave Nutter make opening remarks during a candidates forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters on Thursday in Christiansburg.

This photo of the Pulaski Theatre was submitted by Scott Cardwell of Pulaski. Cardwell said "The Pulaski County High School Players performed 'HONK!' to benefit Rocky's Grant, in association with the local Humane Society." The play was performed at the Pulaski Theatre on Main Street in Pulaski.

Sgt. Michael T. Conroy of the Virginia State Police sent us some photos from a tractor-trailer fire on Interstate 81 in Pulaski County on Sunday night.

A fiery roadblock shut down part of Interstate 81 overnight. State Police say a tractor trailer hauling electrical transformers caught fire on I-81 northbound, in Pulaski county just before 10:00 p.m. Sunday.

An 81-year-old Dugspur woman died Oct. 8 after her 1996 Chevy Beretta collided head-on with a dump truck on Virginia 100 in Pulaski County.