Topic: Blacksburg

'Shad Planking' offers window on US Senate race in Virginia

Oily, bony fish? Check. Baked beans? Check. Politics? You betcha! GOP US Senate hopeful George Allen gave the keynote speech at 'Shad Planking 2012' in Virginia. Why was Democratic rival Tim Kaine a no-show?

Jury finds Virginia Tech liable in campus shooting

The parents of two slain students had sued the university, alleging that officials acted unreasonably by failing to warn students sooner.

Bullish on jobs? These 10 cities are.

Our list of the 10 metro areas that saw the most job growth in 2011 might surprise you.

Paddling down the Colorado River to surface its secrets

Will Stauffer-Norris and Zak Podmore traveled 1,700 miles to assess the state of the beautiful but threatened Colorado River.

Virginia Tech shooting: Who was gunman Ross Truett Ashley?

One media report about the Virginia Tech shooting has made a connection between the real estate office where Ross Truett Ashley allegedly stole an SUV and his apartment.

Shooter at Virginia Tech was student at nearby school

Virginia State Police say Ross Truett Ashley, a part-time student at a nearby college, killed Virginia Tech police officer Deriek Crouse before taking his own life. An emergency system sent alerts out seven minutes after the shooting.

Virginia Tech: Gunman in police killing wasn't student (Video)

The campus shooting prompted officials to lock down the Virginia Tech campus for hours Thursday while police and SWAT teams searched the school, the scene in 2007 of the deadliest mass shooting in modern US history.

For Cubans, new property rights – and the return of an old anxiety

President Raúl Castro's latest reform lets Cubans buy and sell property for the first time in decades.  But the reform has some worried that it could reintroduce pre-revolution class divisions.

150 years later, Civil War still a delicate subject for schools

The American Civil War is a touchy subject for educators, who must help children understand issues that continue to divide Americans 150 years after the war's outset.

Virginia Tech broke law in '07 shooting response: Feds

Virginia Tech: The US Department of Education issued a report Thursday rejecting the university's defense of its conduct and confirming that the school violated the Clery Act, which requires that students and employees be notified of on-campus threats.

Yogi Berra, Jerry Seinfeld fondly remember George Steinbrenner

Yogi Berra, Jerry Seinfeld, Hillary Clinton, and others recall George Steinbrenner as a man who was dictatorial, yet fiercely loyal to his friends.

Interest in organic lawn care is growing

Growing numbers of homeowners are turning to organic lawn care.

How science could spark a second Green Revolution

To fight poverty and overpopulation, crops need coaxing. Advances in deep-root food plants may trigger a new Green Revolution.

Leasing the sun

Discount deals and tax incentives help homeowners go solar,

Choosing the right fertilizer for your lawn or garden

All fertilizers aren't created equal. Here's what you need to know.

Study: Texts while driving even more dangerous

Texting while driving increases the risk of a crash much more than previous studies have concluded, a safety research institute said Monday.

Obama's new tune on trade

Candidate Obama opposed new free-trade agreements and wanted to renegotiate NAFTA. A global slump has changed his mind.

A Rust Belt city tries to shrink its way to success

Youngstown, Ohio’s groundbreaking plan for revival collides with recession and hard choices about neighborhood survival.

Bicycles

Love poetry as the antidote to the craziness of the world.

USA

A president, not a savior

Why do we look to the White House for all the answers?