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DMV Announces New Motorcycle License Pilot Program
New Program Makes It Easier for Experienced Riders to Get License Endorsement with Training Program CompletionMay is Motorcycle Safety Month, and the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is...
Virginia Tech Student Aims to Open Equine Center for The Deaf
It’s rare for someone to have a clear North Star on their path.It’s even rarer...
Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation / Virginia Preservation Announce 2024 Endangered Sites List
In recognition of National Preservation Month, the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation (RVPF) has announced their...
Steven Bathiche: Inventor, Engineer, Hokie . . .
Since the turn of the millennium, Steven Bathiche ’97 has led the Microsoft Applied Sciences...
Youngkin Signs Budget Legislation – Praises Bipartisan Support
Governor Glenn Youngkin signed the Virginia state budget bills HB 6001 and HB 6002, bipartisan...
Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine Sees Huge Increase in Applications
The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine received 6,374 applications, a 48 percent increase from last year's total of 4,299.
The school’s application deadline for the Class...
Virginia Tech Brews Op New Partnership With Hardywood to Produce Hokie Beer
Virginia Tech’s roots in agricultural research have sparked a new partnership with Hardywood Park Craft Brewery in Richmond, Virginia, resulting in a licensed Virginia...
Susan G. Komen Virginia Blue Ridge to Disaffiliate From National Organization
Assets and funds will be locally distributed as restricted gifts, and operations will formally cease effective March 31, 2021Susan G. Komen Virginia Blue Ridge,...
Virginia’s Highway System Slips From 2nd Place to 21st in U.S.
When considering highway quality, safety and cost efficiency, a Reason Foundation report found Virginia had the 21st-best highway system in the U.S.This year's ranking was...
Virginia Counties Consider Nullifying Northam’s COVID-19 Restrictions
Three counties have considered resolutions that effectively would halt the enforcement of Gov. Ralph Northam’s COVID-19 orders amid heightened restrictions, but two have already...
Virginia Democrat Delegate Wants Possible Marijuana Tax Revenue Used For Reparations
Del. Lee Carter wants revenue from the possible legalization of recreational marijuana to be used as reparations for Black and Indigenous Virginians.The idea of...