http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/BlacksburgFind stories, videos, and photos about Blacksburg from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:13:32 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Blacksburg14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Blacksburg from CNN.com.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/austin_murphy/09/26/miami.vatech.insider/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/austin_murphy/09/26/miami.vatech.insider/index.htmlA solid hour after the last of his 34 carries last Saturday, Ryan Williams sat on a folding chair, talking about how much gas he had left in the tank. "I could've gone for another 20," said the Hokies redshirt freshman tailback, who finished with 150 yards in Virginia Tech's rain-soaked beatdown (RECAP | BOX) of No. 9 Miami. Flecks of Lane Stadium turf were still stuck in his dreadlocks, on his cheek, in his beard. Welts and abrasions covered his arms. "I was bleeding all over the place," he went on, "but I didn't realize it. People had to tell me. I was having fun out there."Sun, 27 Sep 2009 06:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/03/south.carolina.killings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/07/03/south.carolina.killings/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Cherokee County Sheriff's Office on Friday released a second sketch of a man believed to have fatally shot four people in less than a week near Gaffney, South Carolina.Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/10/virginia.tech.shooting.moving.on/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/04/10/virginia.tech.shooting.moving.on/index.html#cnnSTCTextKristina Heeger was wounded in her French class nearly two years ago when a gunman killed 30 of her classmates and instructors at Virginia Tech's Norris Hall.Sat, 11 Apr 2009 00:35:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1734954,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1734954,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsThe online weapons dealer who sold one of the guns used in the Virginia Tech shootings is planning to visit the campus Thursday, a decision the school's spokesman called "terribly offensive"Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:20:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/16/vt.one.year.later/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/04/16/vt.one.year.later/index.html#cnnSTCTextOne year after the worst school shooting in United States history, Virginia Tech students have discovered that while grief remains, rememberance and community can help bring comfort.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/15/tech.archive/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/15/tech.archive/index.html#cnnSTCTextErin Sheehan was a freshman last year when Seung-Hui Cho peeked through the door of her German class. The next hour of her life would become a struggle for survival.Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:23:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1731195,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1731195,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsA year after the massacre, there has been much talk but little real action to prevent such a tragedy from recurringTue, 15 Apr 2008 22:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/15/tech.suicide/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/04/15/tech.suicide/index.html#cnnSTCTextWilliam Kim still calls the cell phone of his son, a 21-year-old senior at Virginia Tech, just to hear his voice. He feels cheated out of a chance to save his only boy.Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:53:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/25/va.tech.settlement/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/US/03/25/va.tech.settlement/index.html#cnnSTCTextVirginia officials are working to compensate victims' families for last year's Virginia Tech shooting spree, which left almost 50 students and staff members dead or wounded, Gov. Tim Kaine told a radio station Tuesday.Tue, 25 Mar 2008 19:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/29/gun.checks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/11/29/gun.checks/index.html#cnnSTCTextStates appear to be taking more action to keep guns out of the hands of people with mental health problems in the wake of the Virginia Tech shootings, new figures show.Thu, 29 Nov 2007 23:32:00 ESThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/cory_mccartney/10/26/vatech.bc/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/cory_mccartney/10/26/vatech.bc/index.htmlBLACKSBURG, Va. -- For 57 minutes of a rain-soaked Thursday night, it looked like you could put "Matty Ice's" Heisman campaign and Boston College's perfect season on, well, ice.Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:33:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/cory_mccartney/10/25/marquee.matchup/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/cory_mccartney/10/25/marquee.matchup/index.htmlBreaking down Thursday night's top 10 ACC clash in Blacksburg.Thu, 25 Oct 2007 20:33:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/25/render.vatech.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/09/25/render.vatech.ap/index.htmlBLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) -- Sergio Render will not start at right guard for No. 17 Virginia Tech or play in the first quarter Saturday against North Carolina due to internal disciplinary actions, coach Frank Beamer said Tuesday.Tue, 25 Sep 2007 09:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/22/delaware.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/22/delaware.shootings/index.html#cnnSTCTextInvestigators probing Friday's shootings of two students at Delaware State University believe the suspect they're looking for is a male student who is no longer on campus, the school's police chief said Saturday.Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/21/delaware.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/09/21/delaware.shooting/index.html#cnnSTCTextPolice said they were interviewing a student who is a "person of interest" in Friday's shooting of two other students at Delaware State University. Fri, 21 Sep 2007 21:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/20/carbon.monoxide/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/08/20/carbon.monoxide/index.html#cnnSTCTextCarbon monoxide poisoning remains a danger year-round in the United States, but health officials warn that hurricane season increases that danger.Tue, 21 Aug 2007 01:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/01/ireport.first.year/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/08/01/ireport.first.year/index.html#cnnSTCTextA year ago Thursday, I-Report was born.Sat, 04 Aug 2007 05:42:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20049274,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20049274,00.htmlJohn Mayer and the Dave Matthews Band are set to play a special concert at Virginia Tech on Sept. 6 to help the university and its students begin the new school year on a positive note following April's tragedy there.Thu, 02 Aug 2007 12:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/13/virginia.tech/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/06/13/virginia.tech/index.htmlCowed by confusing privacy laws, authorities sometimes fail to raise red flags about potentially dangerous students, and peers keep quiet out of a false sense of duty, a federal report on the Virginia Tech shootings concluded Wednesday.Wed, 13 Jun 2007 21:00:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/extramustard/06/08/caption.this/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/extramustard/06/08/caption.this/index.htmlGuys, I'm so dedicated I'm going to catch the ball with my face. -- Kevin, Paducah, Ky.Fri, 08 Jun 2007 01:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/parenting/05/11/par.driving.mistakes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/HEALTH/parenting/05/11/par.driving.mistakes/index.htmlRemember those plastic yellow "warning" signs people stuck on their cars back in the '80s -- "baby on board"? Maybe it's time they came back in style. Only this time, let's stick them on our foreheads. Because let's face it: In our constantly rushed and sleep-deprived state, we moms often don't drive as safely as we should.Fri, 11 May 2007 14:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/23/va.tech/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/23/va.tech/index.htmlA bell tolled every 22 seconds, silence lasted for 10 minutes and then a thousand balloons filled the sky Monday over the Virginia Tech campus as the university remembered the 32 victims of last Monday's shooting rampage.Mon, 23 Apr 2007 13:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/21/vtech.shooting/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/21/vtech.shooting/index.htmlInvestigators are examining the computer and cell phone of the woman believed to have been the first victim of the Virginia Tech massacre, as well as an eBay account the gunman may have used.Sat, 21 Apr 2007 08:03:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/20/tech.student/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/20/tech.student/index.htmlI am a Hokie. Virginia Tech is my school, my home and my life. The morning of the tragic events this week, I was woken up by a phone call telling me there was a shooting in a dorm.Fri, 20 Apr 2007 18:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/vatech.globalpress/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/18/vatech.globalpress/index.htmlNewspapers from America to India, South Korea and the UK have expressed shock at the killing of 32 students and faculty at Virginia Tech University.Wed, 18 Apr 2007 11:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.victims/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/18/vtech.victims/index.htmlTwelve victims of Monday's shooting at Virginia Tech remained hospitalized Wednesday night.Wed, 18 Apr 2007 10:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/17/vatech.seoul/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/04/17/vatech.seoul/index.htmlSouth Koreans expressed shock Wednesday, as new details revealed that the Virginia Tech shooter was Cho Seung-Hui, who was born -- and lived for eight years -- in Seoul.Wed, 18 Apr 2007 03:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/Dobbs.April18/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/Dobbs.April18/index.htmlOur country is in shock at the slaughter of 32 Virginia Tech students and teachers. Our national consciousness will be dominated for days by the senseless deaths and the wounding of dozens more on Virginia Tech's campus.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/flinchum.profile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/flinchum.profile/index.htmlWhen the hunt for a jail escapee shut down the Virginia Tech campus last August, then-interim police Chief Wendell Flinchum won praise for his calm demeanor and decision-making.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 17:37:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/04/17/vatech.springcancellation/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/ncaa/04/17/vatech.springcancellation/index.htmlVirginia Tech's football program has canceled its final four days of spring practice, including Saturday's scheduled spring game at Lane Stadium, in the wake of a campus shooting-spree Monday in which 33 people were killed, Hokies coach Frank Beamer said Tuesday.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/vtech.mourns/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/vtech.mourns/index.htmlThe day after the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history, Virginia Tech students and townspeople were absorbing what happened and trying to show unity.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/steger.profile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/steger.profile/index.htmlVirginia Tech President Charles Steger solemnly addressed the world Monday as a tragedy unfolded around him.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/timeline.text/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/timeline.text/index.htmlAt least 33 people, including a gunman, were killed Monday during shootings in a dorm and a classroom building at Virginia Tech, university officials said. Here is a timeline of the events of the morning, according to university officials and eyewitness accounts.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/vtech.reader.feedback/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/vtech.reader.feedback/index.htmlAt least 31 people were killed Monday in two shootings at Virginia Tech, according to a state official, making it the deadliest school shooting in U.S. history.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 15:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/vtech.wounded/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/17/vtech.wounded/index.htmlIt was more like a scene from an episode of "ER" than one from a real-life hospital in a small college town. "Nobody had ever seen anything like this before," CEO for Montgomery Regional Hospital Scott Hill said. "You can never adequately prepare for this level of violence."Tue, 17 Apr 2007 14:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/17/gun.epidemic/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/04/17/gun.epidemic/index.htmlThe U.S. is the world's largest maker, buyer and seller of guns but the country's constitutional right to bear arms comes at a high price -- one that gun control advocates say the whole world is paying.Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:24:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/16/vatech.reax/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/stewart_mandel/04/16/vatech.reax/index.htmlWhen you follow the world of college sports for a living, it's easy to get sucked into its vacuum.Mon, 16 Apr 2007 21:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/students.witnesses/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/students.witnesses/index.htmlA gunman shot and killed himself after opening fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing at least 32 others in the deadliest shooting spree in U.S. history.Mon, 16 Apr 2007 16:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/campus.security/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/US/04/16/campus.security/index.htmlOfficials at Virginia Tech said Monday that they thought the situation was under control during the hours between two shootings that claimed 33 lives.Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:45:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0703/gallery.bp_retireyoung_new.moneymag/index.htmlhttp://money.cnn.com/galleries/2007/moneymag/0703/gallery.bp_retireyoung_new.moneymag/index.htmlYou may be ready to quit your day job - but that doesn't mean you want to sit around all day. These places, selected by Money Magazine with Bert Sperling of BestPlaces.net, all offer thriving economies and plenty to do.Thu, 12 Apr 2007 22:10:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/09/01/265154/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/moneymag_archive/1999/09/01/265154/index.htmNestled in the southwestern hills of Virginia, the sleepy college town of Blacksburg is as far from Silicon Valley as you can get. Yet the town offers a Valley-style glimpse into America's online f...Wed, 01 Sep 1999 04:01:00 EDT