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The right way to ship holiday gifts, according to a packaging expert

If your gift can’t survive a 12-inch drop, it’s not ready to ship. That’s a test Virginia Tech packaging expert Laszlo Horvath wishes everyone would use before sealing a box. “Most...

Realistic ways to maintain health habits during the holidays

Between travel, family gatherings, and endless to-do lists, the holidays can make it hard to...

VA Tech’s Hokie Harvest Breaks Records

The auctioneer’s chant filled the Alphin-Stuart Livestock Arena as more than 100 buyers packed the stands,...

Hollins’ Darla Schumm Publishes “Healing Ableism”

Hollins University associate provost and religious studies professor Darla Schumm, Ph.D., has published her new...

Mobile engagement truck meets Hokies where they are

Students most in need of a break or a chance to connect with others may...

The Dog Days Are Here!

There are lots of ways to beat the heat and humidity that has settled in thick over the Valley during the last week. The...

Cave Spring Wins Heritage Invitational Golf Tournament

Cave Spring used balanced scoring from its top four players as the Knights captured the 24-team Heritage Invitational Monday at London Downs Golf Club...

Frank Beamer Guest Speaker At Roanoke Valley Sports Club

Virginia Tech head football coach Frank Beamer was the guest speaker Monday evening at the annual Hokie preseason football banquet held at Hidden Valley...

High School Football Practice Opens For 2010

Practice for area high school teams offically started Monday with cooler than expected conditions. But the dog days of summer are sure to return...

Greenbrier Classic a Big Hit

Stuart Appleby became only the fifth player in PGA Tour history to shoot a round of 59 as he won the inaugural Greenbrier Classic...

Baseball 101 Brings Women Fans Up to Speed on National Pastime

One glance in the stands at any Salem Red Sox home game reveals the obvious: there are many, many female baseball fans at Lewis...