Christiansburg News

A man from Christiansburg suffered severe injuries after the car he was driving apparently passed through a red light and was struck by an SUV on U.S. 460 in Blacksburg Saturday.

Police appear to be investigating matters at Montgomery County's chamber of commerce.

The auto industry's woes burned through more Virginia jobs in May. Jobless rates for all of Virginia's 10 metropolitan statistical areas, including the Blacksburg and Roanoke MSAs, increased from April to May, according to the Virginia Employment Commission.

The Blacksburg-based Christian rock band has been nominated for a Grammy and won two Dove Awards.

In her four years in Montgomery County, Tiffany Anderson grew into the superintendent's job, supporters say.

Amanda Landis of Christiansburg sent in this picture of her grandmother's firecracker plant.

CHRISTIANSBURG, Va. - A man is going on trial on a charge of helping his brother plan a jail escape that led to two slayings and a manhunt that shut down the Virginia Tech campus.

The Botetourt Cavs 8U baseball team team won the Roanoke USSSA 8U Summer Swing Fest Tournament played over the June 20-21 weekend in Christiansburg.

Here are some pictures submitted by Jessica Hawkins of Christiansburg. Jessica and her son, Kaden Hawkins, washed their car together on a hot Sunday in June.

While the town continues its investigation of a sewage backup that cost Cameo Court residents thousands to clean up, the neighbors have recruited an engineer to conduct an investigation of their own.

Cats, cats and more cats! Angels of Assisi has rescued its share in the last couple of months.

A Shawsville man faces several gun-related charges after a standoff with police that started after he shot at a woman, the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office said.

Montgomery Co., VA - A highway worker is dead after being hit in Christiansburg Tuesday morning.

Christiansburg's director of human resources said the town is working with Virginia State Police and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to investigate the crash.

A tractor-trailer carrying huge culvert pipes lost its load Friday afternoon, shutting down Interstate 81 northbound and backing up traffic for hours.

Tammy O' Brien had almost given up hope -- and then she discovered the Chronic Disease Fund.

VDOT says the accident scene has been cleared, and both lanes of I-81 northbound are back open.

June 11, 2009 Christiansburg women charged with animal cruelty Montgomery County Animal Control charged them with multiple counts of animal cruelty and for not providing proper care, rabies vaccinations, food and water.

"To be coming out and saying they got to keep them in the South, keep them in Virginia because they know us, I think that's not something we need to be saying because it's offensive." Joe Ivers "I feel as if we have good candidates in the local area and we need to investigate that." Wat Hopkins "I think maybe we can do this ourselves.

An anonymous call about neglected cats in Christiansburg leads to the rescue of more than 40 animals.