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As Weather Warms Drivers and Motorcyclists Reminded to Share The Road
The last few days have felt like summer, resulting in more and more motorcyclists on the roadways. In the last 10 years, registered motorcycles have increased 14%, according to...
Governor Youngkin and First Lady Recognize National Fentanyl Awareness Day in Roanoke
Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin recognized National Fentanyl Awareness Day across...
Blue Ridge Parkway Receives $75 Million for Road Improvements in Roanoke Corridor
Historic investments funded by the Great American Outdoors Act will bring needed repairs to iconic...
4th Circuit Allows Religious School to Make Employment Decisions Aligned With Beliefs
The following quote is attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President for...
Salem Mayor’s Office: We Have To Install The Spy Cameras Before We Can Discuss The Spy Cameras
On March 9, 2010, in the heated struggle to approve the controversial “Obamacare” legislation (aka...
Roanoke City Names Chester R. Smith, Jr. As Acting Police Chief
Roanoke City Manager Bob Cowell has named Deputy Chief Chester R. Smith, Jr. to serve as Acting Police Chief. Smith will fill this role...
Passenger Traffic Continues to Grow at ROA
The Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport continued to see 2019 traffic increase with December traffic up 17.7% on a year over year basis. December 2019 saw...
LOA Soup for Seniors Project Kicks Off February 3
Winter is a difficult time for our older homebound neighbors and the choice between food and heat can be hard. SW Virginians can help...
Virginia’s Inventory of Available Homes Plummets 40% in Five Years
2019 closes with dramatically low inventory across the Commonwealth
According to the 2019 Year-End Home Sales Report released by Virginia Realtors, the availability of homes...
Virginia Tethering Bill Adds New Protections For Animals Kept Outside
Animal rights advocates want lawmakers to advance legislation that expands on a tethering bill passed last year by the General Assembly. The new legislation...
VA Tech Study Provides First Data on Concussion Risk in Youth Football
For decades, there’s been a widespread assumption among people with an interest in sports-related injury that youth football players are more vulnerable to concussion...