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LSU women rally against Virginia Tech in the Final Four to reach their 1st title game

8:55am April 01, 2023

by The Associated Press

LSU is going to the women's national championship game for the first time, beating top-seeded Virginia Tech 79-72 in a national semifinal game. The Tigers will face Iowa for the crown on Sunday.

The South Carolina Gamecocks celebrate after their Monday night win over Maryland.

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The NCAA women's Final Four has both fresh faces and the defending champs

12:39pm March 28, 2023

by Becky Sullivan

For the first time since 1985, the semifinals will feature none of the sport's most decorated programs. "This is a new history that we're venturing into," said South Carolina coach Dawn Staley.

Colin Goddard was shot four times, but says he received an outpouring of support as he recovered. He worries about others who didn't get the same kind of support.

The Uninjured Victims Of The Virginia Tech Shootings

4:47pm April 14, 2017

by Sarah McCammon

Sunday marks the 10th anniversary of the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history, which killed 32 people and wounded many others. Those who survived with no injuries carry emotional scars.

Lucinda Roy (left) and Jane Vance were both teachers at Virginia Tech when a student went on a shooting rampage on campus in 2007. Vance still teaches there and remembers how her students responded during their first class back after the shooting.

10 Years Later, Virginia Tech Instructor Recalls Her Students' Response To Tragedy

12:22pm April 14, 2017

Jane Vance and Lucinda Roy were both teachers at Virginia Tech 10 years ago when the deadly campus shooting occurred. They talk about coming back to campus afterward and moving on since that day.

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Juan de la Rosa Diaz came to the U.S. from Mexico when he was 5. The 20-year-old is in his last semester as a political science major at Virginia Tech.

DACA Student Under Trump: 'I Am Still Woven Into The Fabric Of This Country'

1:02pm January 19, 2017

by Ari Shapiro

Juan de la Rosa Diaz, 20, came to the U.S. illegally at age 5. Now, he's a senior in political science at Virginia Tech. He worries about what a Trump presidency means for him and others like him.

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WATCH: Bristol Motor Speedway Transformed Into Vast Football Stadium

3:15pm September 09, 2016

by Camila Domonoske

On Saturday, Tennessee and Virginia Tech will meet at the speedway for a game before an anticipated 150,000 fans — an all-time record for college football. The racetrack had just a few weeks to prep.

Everytown for Gun Safety teaches survivors of shootings how to use their stories to advocate for gun control legislation.

A Million-Mom Army And A Billionaire Take On The NRA

9:11am June 17, 2016

by Chris Arnold

What happens when a billionaire businessman and politician teams up with a moms-against-gun-violence group with millions of supporters?

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Virginia Tech students from professor Marc Edwards' lab and other student volunteers work on a second round of water testing for lead contamination in Elnora Carthan's home in Flint, Mich. Maggie Carolan is working with samples at the table.

Flint Residents Tired Of Talk And Tests, Eager For Solution

8:48am March 18, 2016

by Mark Brush

A group of Virginia Tech researchers exposed the drinking water contamination in Flint, Mich., last summer. Now, they are back to retest the waters — and determine if the water is still dangerous.

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Rheanna Kathleen Morris hugs her mom, Peggy Sinclair-Morris.

Promises To Fix Mental Health System Still Unfulfilled

10:23am December 16, 2013

by Jenny Gold

Even for those with the will and drive to pursue treatment, the process remains difficult, frightening and full of holes. Mental health advocates say little has come, on the federal level, from the task forces and promises that followed the Newtown shootings.

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