Mike Gangloff

Town council members weighed pulling out of a regional tourism council and asking Montgomery County for money to build and staff a new emergency responders' station.

The new fire crew will work from the Elliston firehouse and handle daytime fires in the eastern part of the county. Volunteers will continue covering nights.

The money comes from the U.S. Department of Education's School Emergency Response to Violence project and is to assist with recovery from the off-campus murder-suicide of two Blacksburg High School

School board members and students have reported widespread use of the n-word.

A 4-3 vote in favor of the satellite office came after the county's former voting registrar, a Republican, called it a ploy to increase Democrats' turnout among college students.

#Netanyahu #OIDW #DWVideos #IsraelGazaConflict Israeli anger mounts against PM Netanyahu and his right-wing government’s obstinate continuation of the war, despite more confirmed deaths of hostages. The enduring war inflicts desperate agony on both Gazans and Israelis. #HostageCrisis #MiddleEastWar #GazansSuffer #IsraeliAgony #WarProtests #RightWingGovernment #PeaceNow #ConflictResolution #HumanitarianCrisis #CeasefireDemand #PoliticalUnrest #IsraelUnderFire #EndTheWar #NetanyahuCriticism #Middl…

Parachutists jumped from World War II-era planes into now peaceful Normandy to kick off a week of ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Soldiers from across the United States, Britain, Canada and other Allied nations waded ashore through hails of fire on five beaches on June 6, 1944. French officials, grateful Normandy survivors and other admirers are saying “merci” but also goodbye to the fast-dwindling number of D-Day veterans still alive. (AP video by Nicolas Garriga/Production by…

#Netanyahu #OIDW #DWVideos #IsraelGazaConflict Israeli anger mounts against PM Netanyahu and his right-wing government’s obstinate continuation of the war, despite more confirmed deaths of hostages. The enduring war inflicts desperate agony on both Gazans and Israelis. #HostageCrisis #MiddleEastWar #GazansSuffer #IsraeliAgony #WarProtests #RightWingGovernment #PeaceNow #ConflictResolution #HumanitarianCrisis #CeasefireDemand #PoliticalUnrest #IsraelUnderFire #EndTheWar #NetanyahuCriticism #Middl…

Dangerous flooding from a tropical disturbance inundated southern Florida, blocking roads, stranding vehicles, and delaying the Florida Panthers’ travel. Although not yet a cyclone, the storm brought heavy rainfall amid predictions of an active hurricane season influenced by climate change. Authorities declared states of emergency as the “life-threatening” floods submerged homes and disrupted air travel. #FloridaFloods #Floridanews #FloridaUpdates #Floridastorms #Floods #USFloods #Florida #USWea…

Republicans allege that Garland and the U.S. Department of Justice have not been impartial in their investigations into President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump. (Scripps News)