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April 30, 2007
Gov. Kaine Orders Expanded Gun Background Checks
This closes a loophole between state and federal law that helped the Virginia Tech shooter buy two gunsChristopher Bishop: Professor was ‘inspiration to us all’
Friends and family packed First United Methodist Church in this small Georgia town, filling the sanctuary and an upstairs overflow room to say goodbye.Tech’s ‘Fine Line’ for Graduation Ceremonies
School faces the difficult balance between remembering the VT victims with honoring graduates.Mental Health Problems Baffle Virginia
On Dec. 9, 2005, Leroy R. Hassell Sr., the chief justice of the state Supreme Court, hunkered down during a snowstorm in Richmond with 250 lawyers, mental-health advocates, state officials, sheriffs, caregivers and others to sort through problems with the state's strained mental-health systemRecognizing a Killer
It's hard -- most mental-health experts say impossible -- to tell when someone is ill enough to kill 32 people and then himself.Kent State To Honor Virginia Tech Victims
The anniversary of the May 4, 1970, killings is marked each year by vigils and speeches and the tolling of the campus Victory BellApril 29, 2007
Deciding to Enroll
Tragedy reinforces many students' intentions to become HokiesApril 28, 2007
Ferrum Signs Up For Campus Alert System
In the wake of the Virginia Tech Massacre, colleges look to increase safety... Ferrum College is one college doing it.April 27, 2007
Investigators Assign Homework
Investigators studying the Virginia Tech massacre issued a questionnaire to some students.Queen to Meet with Survivors
Queen Elizabeth the Second will visit with some of the survivors of last week's shooting rampage.Free Movie for Virginia Tech
After this weekend folks living in Christiansburg will no longer have to drive to Roanoke to see a movie. The new Regal Cinema Theater will open Monday, but before scores of movie goers pour in Virginia Tech gets the first preview.Benefit Concert Raises Thousands for Victim’s Families
Organizers say around $11,500 were raised at the event.Chief Flinchum talks about VT tragedy
Virginia Tech Police Chief Wendell Flinchum shares his thoughts on the shootings on campus and how the department and university will move foward, in a one-on-one interview.Victims Parents Held on to Hope
More than a day passed between the moment Bryan and Renee Cloyd realized their daughter, Austin, might be among the students shot at Virginia Tech and the moment they knew she was gone.Finding a Way to Forgive
People around Virginia Tech are starting to forgive the shooter.April 26, 2007
Here’s to the Hokies
Despite a chance of rain, a good crowd turned out for Roanoke's Rockin' Remembrance throughout the day in Elmwood Park Thrusday.Lee family says ‘thank you’
The family of Henry Lee said they moved to Roanoke in part because they thought it was full of heartwarming people. They say it took a tragedy to find out they were right.Archiving Memorials
Flowers, cards and banners have all become a common scene on Virginia Tech's campus to remember all of the lives lost...Kaine: Lockdown May not have Prevented Shootings
Kaine maintained in a radio interview that no one can know whether the death toll would have been dramatically different had authorities reacted differently to the first two slayings.Funeral for Leslie Sherman
Some young women have a special fondness for Justin Timberlake. She had a special fondness for George Washington, according to her family.April 25, 2007
