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Roanoke Star To Be Acquired By Paradise Media
Some time in the next couple of days as final documents are signed and files are shared The Roanoke Star website will become the property of Paradise Media, a...
Fralin Institute: Words Activate Hidden Brain Processes Shaping Emotions, Decisions and Behavior
In an unprecedented new study in the journal Cell Reports, researchers have shown neurotransmitters in the...
Youngkin Applauds VEC’s Transformation and Accomplishments During Visit
Governor Glenn Youngkin today visited the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) to recognize the agency’s remarkable...
New Supercomputer Will Help Applied AI Research Soar
A lot can change in four years.In January 2021, Advanced Research Computing, a unit within...
VA General Assembly Introduces Bill to Enhance Road Safety for Wildlife and Motorists
The Virginia General Assembly just introduced House Bill 2025 (HB2025), which aims to improve road...
Supremacist Bill White Freed in Chicago
A federal judge in Chicago has dismissed a charge of threatening a juror against Bill White.
The Roanoke based white supremacist (and residential property...
Weisz Drops Out of 8th District Race
Radford University nursing teacher Ginny Weisz will not be the Democratic candidate to run this fall against Republican incumbent Morgan Griffith in the...
Deeds Releases Plan To Jump Start Virginia’s Economy
Democratic candidate for governor Creigh Deeds was in Roanoke earlier this week to announce a comprehensive plan he claimed would create jobs and renew...
Motorcycle Ride and Charity Breakfast to Benefit St. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital
AMVETS Chapter 40 and the Sunshine & Butterflies Leukemia Foundation are teaming up to sponsor a charity poker run motorcycle ride and breakfast...
Transportation Museum Forges Partnership to Preserve 20th Century Steam Locomotives
For nearly sixty years, one-of-a-kind examples of cherished American steam locomotives from the early 20th century have languished in a Roanoke scrap yard. On...
Pops is a Welcome Blast From the Past
It is just before noon on a hot Saturday morning, and Grandin Village is humming. Traffic at the theatre is growing, and the Grandin...