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A Utah district will pay $2 million to the family of a bullied Black girl who died by suicide
Read full article: A Utah district will pay $2 million to the family of a bullied Black girl who died by suicideA school district in Utah will pay $2 million to the family of a Black, autistic 10-year-old girl who killed herself after being harassed by her classmates.
Man charged in Pulaski County Interstate 81 crash that hospitalized a state trooper
Read full article: Man charged in Pulaski County Interstate 81 crash that hospitalized a state trooperA Virginia State Police trooper is being treated for non-life-threatening injuries after a crash on Interstate 81 on Tuesday morning.
Today marks 10 years since the most destructive tornado to ever hit the New River Valley
Read full article: Today marks 10 years since the most destructive tornado to ever hit the New River ValleyThursday marks 10 years since the most destructive tornado to ever hit the New River Valley. The towns of Pulaski and Draper will never forget this day.
73-year-old woman missing in Pulaski County
Read full article: 73-year-old woman missing in Pulaski CountyPULASKI COUNTY, Va. – The Pulaski County Sheriff’s Office is asking for your help in locating a missing elderly woman. 73-year-old Carolyn Safewright, of Draper, was last seen on Tuesday. Authorities said she was driving a 2014 gold Toyota Avalon with Virginia license plate UTE-3405. Anyone with information on this incident is asked to call the Sheriff’s Office at 540-980-7800.
Jazz music star Harry Connick Jr. spotted grabbing coffee in Pulaski County
Read full article: Jazz music star Harry Connick Jr. spotted grabbing coffee in Pulaski CountyView this post on InstagramYou’ll never believe what’s happening in Draper these days! Thanks @harryconnickjr for stopping by Thee Draper Village! We hope you enjoy your coffee and stop in again!
Postcard mailed from Hong Kong in 1993 arrived in Illinois last week
Read full article: Postcard mailed from Hong Kong in 1993 arrived in Illinois last weekAn Illinois woman is hoping to solve a 26-year-old mystery after a postcard from Hong Kong arrived in her mailbox last week. (CNN) - An Illinois woman is hoping to solve a 26-year-old mystery after a postcard from Hong Kong arrived in her mailbox last week. Kim Draper told CNN she thought the postcard was just delivered to the wrong house when it arrived on July 8. It was dated July 8, 1993 -- exactly 26 years before it showed up in Draper's Springfield, Illinois, home. Draper said the person she bought the house from didn't know them, but thought that they might have rented the house from a previous owner.