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Teams of volunteers are today combing Charlottesville, looking for any evidence that relates to the disappearance of Morgan Harrington, the Virginia Tech student who went missing at the Metallica concert last month.

We have more on this story from the newsroom of The Roanoke Times.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE OF MORGAN DANA HARRINGTON:
* Nov. 4: Family seeks community help in finding missing daughter
* Oct. 30: Police say Harrington suffered facial injury at concert
* Oct. 28: Police say Harrington last seen on bridge in Charlottesville
* Oct. 26: Metallica adds $50,000 to reward fund
* Oct. 23: Video from vigil for missing Lord Botetourt grad
* Oct. 21: Police set up tips line
* Oct. 20: Police ask Metallica fans to check video and photos for images of missing fan
* Oct. 20: Former teacher describes Harrington as "genuinely nice person"
* Oct. 19: Missing Tech student is Lord Botetourt grad

The suspect in the Fort Hood shootings is identified as Nidal Malik Hasan, a Virginia Tech grad.

According to Virginia Tech records, Nidal Malik Hasan first enrolled at Virginia Tech for Summer Session II in 1992, and completed coursework in Spring Semester 1995. He received a Bachelor of Science degree with honors in biochemistry from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He minored in biology and chemistry.

We're looking for anyone who knew him. If you did, please contact reporter Tonia Moxley at tonia.moxley@roanoke.com.

We have more on the story here.

Sportswriters Randy King and Doug Doughty talk Virginia Tech football -- and other things -- in the Nov. 5 episode of the Sports TimesCast, our weekly college sports webcast.

Military officials say the suspected shooter at Fort Hood was a graduate of Virginia Tech, where he was a member of the ROTC and earned a bachelor's degree in biochemistry in 1997.

He is identified as Nidal Malik Hasan or Malik Nadal Hasan.

We have more details on this developing story here.

The father of missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington today announced a volunteer search effort to be conducted this weekend.

Dan Harrington, along with wife Gil, asked for help from community members in the effort that will take place Friday through Sunday. Harrington did not provide specific details, but said information would soon be posted on the Web site findmorgan.com.

The newsroom of The Roanoke Times has more on this story.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE OF MORGAN DANA HARRINGTON:
* Oct. 30: Police say Harrington suffered facial injury at concert
* Oct. 28: Police say Harrington last seen on bridge in Charlottesville
* Oct. 26: Metallica adds $50,000 to reward fund
* Oct. 23: Video from vigil for missing Lord Botetourt grad
* Oct. 21: Police set up tips line
* Oct. 20: Police ask Metallica fans to check video and photos for images of missing fan
* Oct. 20: Former teacher describes Harrington as "genuinely nice person"
* Oct. 19: Missing Tech student is Lord Botetourt grad

Sportswriter Mark Berman talked with Virginia Tech basketball coach Seth Greenberg and Radford coach Brad Greenberg and got their pre-season thoughts. See this post on Mark's Courtside basketball blog.

Virginia State Police confirmed today that missing Virginia Tech student Morgan Harrington sustained a facial injury before she vanished from an Oct. 17 Metallica concert at the John Paul Jones Arena in Charlottesville.

State Police spokeswoman Corinne Geller said investigators didn't disclose the fact earlier because the injury was consistent with what a person would sustain after falling and doesn't appear to be related to her disappearance.

The newsroom of The Roanoke Times has more on this story.

PREVIOUS COVERAGE OF MORGAN DANA HARRINGTON:
* Oct. 28: Police say Harrington last seen on bridge in Charlottesville
* Oct. 26: Metallica adds $50,000 to reward fund
* Oct. 23: Video from vigil for missing Lord Botetourt grad
* Oct. 21: Police set up tips line
* Oct. 20: Police ask Metallica fans to check video and photos for images of missing fan
* Oct. 20: Former teacher describes Harrington as "genuinely nice person"
* Oct. 19: Missing Tech student is Lord Botetourt grad

Sportswriter Randy King shares his post-game thoughts in this post on the Insiders sports blog.

Hokie Nation may not be in much of a mood for talking football after Thursday night's loss to North Carolina, but sportswriters Doug Doughty and Randy King still have plenty to say on this week's edition of the Sports TimesCast, our weekly college sports webcast.

If you'd rather hear about something else sports-related, check out Randy King and Aaron McFarling making their weekly picks on Big Lick Sports Picks.

Both candidates for governor will be in Blacksburg Thursday, campaigning in and around the tailgating at the Virginia Tech - North Carolina game.

Here are the official schedules for both Republican Bob McDonnell and Democrat Creigh Deeds. McDonnell's is a little sparse on details at the moment; if we get more specifics, we'll post them here.

MCDONNELL:
4:15pm Tailgate at Virginia Tech University

Blacksburg

DEEDS:

4:30 PM IN BLACKSBURG - TAILGATE WITH VIRGINIA TECH YOUNG DEMOCRATS. Sen. Deeds will join the Virginia Tech Young Democrats for a tailgate before the Virginia Tech Hokies take on the University of North Carolina Tarheels. Deeds will talk to students about the importance of getting out to vote on November 3rd.

When: 4:30 PM

Where: Lane Stadium Parking Lot
Corner of Spring Street and Stadium Road
Lot # 1, Space 327
Blacksburg, VA

7 PM IN BLACKSBURG - VIRGINIA TECH VS. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA FOOTBALL GAME. Sen. Deeds will attend the Virginia Tech football game. Kick off time is 7:45 PM.

When: 7:00 PM

Where: Lane Stadium
Corner of Spring Street and Stadium Road
Blacksburg, VA

Also, Deeds will be back in the New River Valley on Friday and Saturday. On Friday night, he'll at the Floyd Country Store and on Saturday, he'll be in Christiansburg. Here are details on the Floyd visit; the Christiansburg info hasn't been finalized yet:

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 30, 2009

9:30 PM IN FLOYD - FLOYD COUNTRY STORE FRIDAY NIGHT JAMBOREE. Sen. Deeds will attend the Floyd Country Store Friday Night Jamboree. The Floyd Country Store Friday Night Jamboree features live music and dancing.

When: 9:30 PM

Where: Floyd Country Store
206 South Locust Street
Floyd, VA