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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...
Jones Named to Serve as Acting Roanoke City Police Chief
Roanoke City Manager Chris Morrill has named Deputy Chief Tim Jones to serve as Acting Roanoke Police Chief.
Jones will fill this role upon the...
Snow, Ice, Melting Dominate Area Weather
For the second time this winter, Mother Nature reared her head throughout the Roanoke Valley.Following late-January's foot-plus snowfall, things fell into place again Sunday...
RSO to Perform Music of Wagner, Barber, and Tchaikovsky With Violin Soloist Akemi Takayama
A masterworks performance by the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra featuring violinist Akemi Takayama and the raw emotion and romantic lyricism created by composers Wagner, Barber, and Tchaikovsky...
Toppled Trees, Downed Power Lines Dominate Area Cleanup Effort After Storm
The Roanoke Valley switched gears in dealing with snow and ice from Sunday through Tuesday to tackling the cleanup and handling power outages on...
Reviving an Old American Valentine
There’s a sweetheart of an American tradition that has mostly vanished. It’s called “love of country.”
But “country,” here, means more than campaign talk. At...
Tech Team Places 4th in Hyperloop Competition, Advances to Build Prototype
The Hyperloop at Virginia Tech team, "Vhyper," scored big in Texas with a fourth place finish and a Technical Excellence Award against more than...