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Alert Issued For Virginia Tech Student Johnny Roop, 20 Alert Issued For Virginia Tech Student Johnny Roop, 20
Alert Issued For Virginia Tech Student Johnny Roop, 20 A search is under way for a Virginia Tech student missing since last week. Johnny Roop, 20, was last seen at his apartment complex on Canyon Ridge Road in the Merrimac area of Montgomery County on Friday, Feb. 16, Virginia Tech said. His phone pinged near the New River Valley Mall at 4:26 p.m. later that same day. Johnny was traveling to his parents' home in Abingdon, to take an online exam by 5 p.m. but never showed up, the school said. He was driving a black 2018 Toyota Camry with Virginia license plate number: TXW6643. The car has a Virginia Tech flag sticker on the back window. Anyone…

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by Cecilia Levine
Police & Fire
Ex-Virginia Couple Ends With Wife Dismembered In GA, Husband Arrested In PA Ex-Virginia Couple Ends With Wife Dismembered In GA, Husband Arrested In PA
Ex-Virginia Couple Ends With Wife Dismembered In GA, Husband Arrested In PA Mindi Mebane Kassotis has been identified months after she was found dismembered at a hunting club in Georgia, and her husband has been arrested in Pennsylvania, authorities announced on Friday, May 12, 2023.  The 40-year-old was found strewn across three miles of the hunting club grounds in  Liberty and Mcintosh Counties on December 2, 2022, the Georgia Bureau of Investigation explained in the release. The following day the investigation into her identity began and on Jan. 5, 2023, the GBI announced that forensic analysis determined that her body had been placed in the field sinc…

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by Jillian Pikora
Obituaries
Former VA Volunteer Firefighter, Devoted Dad Michael Broaddus Dies Former VA Volunteer Firefighter, Devoted Dad Michael Broaddus Dies
Former VA Volunteer Firefighter, Devoted Dad Michael Broaddus Dies Tributes and condolences are flooding in after the unexpected death of former volunteer firefighter and devoted Virginia dad of two Michael Gregg Broaddus on Thursday, April 6. He was 60. Described as “a man of Sparta,” Michael graduated from Virginia Tech and worked as an Extension Agent with the Virginia Cooperative Extension, his obituary says. He also spent several years as a Sparta Volunteer Fire Department member. Michael was known for his generosity and his passion for 4-H. He loved farming and was enthusiastic about “actively encouraging and mentoring the next generation,” reads hi…

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by Valerie Musson
Sports
Virginia Tech Guard's Celebratory Fist Pump Goes Very Wrong Virginia Tech Guard's Celebratory Fist Pump Goes Very Wrong
Virginia Tech Guard's Celebratory Fist Pump Goes Very Wrong The end of the controversial Virginia Tech-Duke game on Monday night, Jan. 24, had a little bit of everything for college basketball fans. Things started off with less than 20 seconds left in the game, when Hokies guard MJ Collins gave Virginia Tech a 77-75 lead, though his celebration added insult to injury immediately after making the bucket. After making the shot in the closing seconds, Collins pumped his fist in celebration, but wound up accidentally cold-cocking Duke freshman Kyle Filipowski straight in the throat, sending the five-star seven-footer to the floor, though no foul was …

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by Zak Failla
News
Non-Kneeling Ex-Virginia Tech Soccer Player Settles With School After Benching Non-Kneeling Ex-Virginia Tech Soccer Player Settles With School After Benching
Non-Kneeling Ex-Virginia Tech Soccer Player Settles With School After Benching Former Virginia Tech women’s soccer star Kiersten Hening has reportedly reached a six-figure settlement with her former coach Charles "Chugger" Adair over a dispute about kneeling before games that ultimately led to her benching. Hening was rewarded at least $100,000 as part of an agreement to dismiss a federal lawsuit that was previously filed regarding the former defensive midfielder’s First Amendment rights. According to reports, the terms of the settlement do not involve Adair admitting any wrongdoing, though few other details were initially released pending the finality of the agreem…

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by Zak Failla
News
Non-Kneeling Ex-Virginia Tech Soccer Player Moving Forward With Lawsuit Against Former Coach Non-Kneeling Ex-Virginia Tech Soccer Player Moving Forward With Lawsuit Against Former Coach
Non-Kneeling Ex-Virginia Tech Soccer Player Moving Forward With Lawsuit Against Former Coach Former Virginia Tech women's soccer star Kiersten Hening is moving forward with a lawsuit against her former coach Charles "Chugger" Adair over a dispute about kneeling before games that she alleges led to her benching after a promising start to her collegiate career. A judge ruled that Hening, a defensive midfielder for the Hokies from 2018 until 2020, can move forward with her trial on First Amendment grounds after she was allegedly pressured to leave the team for declining to kneel during a social justice demonstration. Hening alleges that after she refused to kneel in support of social…

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by Zak Failla
News
These Virginia Colleges Ranked Among Best In America These Virginia Colleges Ranked Among Best In America
These Virginia Colleges Ranked Among Best In America Virginia is home to multiple prestigious colleges, many of which boast historical significance. Of all of the Commonwealth's institutions, 15 of them were ranked among the top 1,500 on the US News & World Report's 2022-2023 Best Colleges.  The University of Virginia was the highest ranking placing 25th overall, tieing with University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, New York University, and University of Southern California.  Here are the top eight best colleges in Virginia among the top 250 in the country: University of Virginia William and Mary Virginia Tech George Mas…

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by AJ Goldbloom
News
Virginia Tech Med School Student Battles Cancer With Help From Friend Virginia Tech Med School Student Battles Cancer With Help From Friend
Virginia Tech Med School Student Battles Cancer With Help From Friend Hirad Khoshravesh might not have biological family in the United States, but it's clear his peers consider him as such. The Virginia Tech Ph.D. student has a reoccurrence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, which is a cancer in the back of the nose, that has spread throughout his body, his friend Shiva Ghasemi said.  Hirad KhoshraveshKhoshravesh's GoFundMe and Facebook Pages Ghasemi is urging those who have met Khoshravesh and those who just want to help, to donate to his GoFundMe to alleviate upcoming medical expenses.  Khoshravesh currently has very few acquaintances in Blacksburg where he …

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by AJ Goldbloom
News
Former Virginia Tech Football Player Pleads Not Guilty In Tinder Date's Beating Death: Report Former Virginia Tech Football Player Pleads Not Guilty In Tinder Date's Beating Death: Report
Former Virginia Tech Football Player Pleads Not Guilty In Tinder Date's Beating Death: Report A former Virginia Tech football player pleaded not guilty to killing a man, who he thought was a woman, after meeting in person through an online dating platform Tinder, according to various news reports. Isimemen David Etute, 19, was indicted on a murder charge in the death of Jerry Paul Smith, a 40-year-old Blacksburg restaurant project manager, on May 31, 2021. The two met online and connected in person when Etute when to Smith's apartment for an encounter that included oral sex in April 2021. However, Etute was unsure if Smith was a male or female. Etute then planned a second enco…

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by David Cifarelli