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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...
In 1 Virginia City, 93 Opioid Pills for Every Resident Each Year
Between 2006 and 2012, more than 71 million opioid pills flowed into Henrico County. For the county’s 320,000 residents, that represented about 32 pills...
More Virginia Residents Speak Languages Other Than English
Nahlaa Alsilfih Alahmari and her husband, Abdullah Alahmari, are graduate students from Saudi Arabia. She is pursuing a doctorate in education at Virginia State...
Appalachian Power Utility Scam Returns to Western Virginia
A scam that moved into the region earlier this year has returned to the area. Bureau Better Business Serving Western Virginia (BBB) warns Appalachian...
Students Tackles Challenges of Wildlife Field Work While Breaking New Trails in Africa
For Kayla East, studying wildlife health in northern Botswana meant having to get used to the unexpected.“I remember, on a day off, a group...
Hokie BugFest Strives to Make Science More Accessible for All
Hokie BugFest celebrated the creepy-crawly world of entomology to educate the community about this often-underappreciated group of animals. However, large events like these can...
2019 White House Ornament Marks First Presidential Helicopter Ride
This year’s White House Historical Association’s 39th official White House Christmas ornament honors a precedent that, to later generations of Americans, became routine.That precedent...