In front of a residential house in Christiansburg, a 10-pound drone hovers above a crowd to deliver one of the first commercial drone deliveries. On Friday, Oct. 18, Wing Aviation drone delivery service held its grand opening in Christiansburg.

William Babb, who has been a part of the Virginia Tech Police Department (VTPD) for the past four and a half years, officially assumed Kevin Foust’s former role as Virginia Tech chief of police and director of security at a pinning ceremony Oct. 2.

Virginia Tech Homecoming has arrived, and various organizations have arranged activities throughout the week of Oct. 14–19 to help students, alumni and community members celebrate.

A new restaurant, The Milk Parlor, has opened in downtown Blacksburg where Sycamore Deli used to be. The restaurant is focused on bringing live music and entertainment, as well as a new sandwich menu, to the Blacksburg community.

Construction has begun for an apartment complex along Patrick Henry Drive after an extensive battle between Shenandoah neighborhood residents and Green Valley Builders, a local Blacksburg construction company responsible for the development.

The Virginia Tech Police Department (VTPD) received a report of a sexual assault that occured in Payne Hall on Sept. 21, 2019. The report states the survivor and suspect were both Virginia Tech students and acquaintances.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Tuesday, Sept. 24 that the House of Representatives is moving forward with a formal impeachment inquiry of President Trump. 

Since its announcement in June 2019, Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus in Alexandria, Virginia, has developed steadily, and university staff and outside organizations alike are anticipating its progress.

Juan Espinoza, director of undergraduate admissions, addressed how last year’s over-enrollment happened and the steps Virginia Tech is taking to better manage the enrollment of students in the coming year at the Blacksburg Town/Gown meeting on Thursday, Sept. 19 at 6:00 p.m.

Virginia Tech students and members of the local community took part in the Global Climate Strike Friday, Sept. 20, to raise concerns about the environment protection within the Virginia Tech community.

Fashion clothing brand Bstroy has come under fire recently over a new line of clothing it revealed during New York Fashion Week. Bstroy revealed a line of hoodies with the names of four sites of mass shootings: Virginia Tech, Sandy Hook Elementary, Marjory Stoneman Douglas and Columbine. Eac…

Study Abroad Week will feature several presentations and events regarding study abroad opportunities and is hosted by the Global Education Office at Virginia Tech from Sept. 16-22.

The second Corps of Cadets blood drive of the year was held Friday, Sept. 13, and the crowds were shallower compared to past years.

Virginia Tech’s Student Engineers’ Council (SEC) ran its annual Engineering Expo, with 350 companies attending the event Sept. 10-12.

Hundreds of students attended the Business Horizons Career Fair, a job fair hosted by the Business Horizons student organization and the Pamplin College of Business on Thursday, Sept. 5, in Squires Student Center.

Virginia Tech President Tim Sands gave his fourth state of the university address Friday, Sept. 6, in the Moss Arts Center, informing the public about Virginia Tech’s achievements and new initiatives underway.

The Student Engineers’ Council at Virginia Tech is hosting the annual Engineering Expo, the largest career fair at the university, this week from Sept. 10 to the 12th in Squires Student Center.

With the start of the new semester, Grubhub is introducing Tapingo as one of its own on college campuses. The mobile food ordering app loved by many Virginia Tech students for its convenience and efficiency is now owned and operated by the food delivery app Grubhub.

Democratic presidential candidate Beto O’Rourke visited Virginia Tech for a town hall meeting as a part of his presidential campaign Friday, Aug. 30. The event, which took place in Hancock Hall’s auditorium, was a part of his larger national campaign through local towns, businesses and colle…

The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) will team up with Spin, a dockless mobility system, to bring electric scooters on campus for a pilot study on naturalistic scooter-riding starting Sept. 1.