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Dels. Rasoul, Franklin Join Dems to Vote Selves 278% Pay Raise

The Democrat-led General Assembly voted in recent days to raise the salary for State Delegates and Senators to $50,000 per year. Virginia has always had a General Assembly made of...

While Del. Rasoul Condemns ICE, Illegal Alien Stabs Fredericksburg Woman To Death At Fairfax Bus Stop

On Monday, February 23, Stephanie Minter, 41, of Fredericksburg, was found stabbed to death at...

Catawba Sustainability Center Expands Applied Research in Roanoke County

When Matthew Wagner walks the fields of the Catawba Sustainability Center, he’s thinking about more...

VA Tech Study Identifies Key Exercise Enzyme That Could Inform Diabetes Treatment

Researchers have investigated the role of a certain enzyme in regulating energy in muscle and...

Roanoke City Public Schools Receives $450K State Grant to Build First Solar-Powered Microgrid at any K-12 School in Virginia

Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) has been awarded a grant from the Virginia Department of...

Breakfast Lions Club Bestows Honor on Roanoker for Outstanding Volunteer Efforts

by Cheryl Hodges Roanoker Cliff DeMars, a member of the Roanoke Valley Breakfast Lions Club, was recently presented with the honor of the “Beacon of...

VA Universities Among the Best

According to Kiplinger, Virginia’s two leading universities and the College of William and Mary deserve high accolades when it comes to offering both quality...

New Book Looks At The “Two Virginias”

by Gene Marrano Michael Abraham has long been interested in the two Virginias: the differences and similarities between Virginia and West Virginia, which was born...

Candidate Forum For 8th District

The forum held at Andrew Lewis Middle School Monday night turned, at times, into a debate. As expected, education topped the question list. Debbie...

Virginia Room Reopens After Makeover

The Virginia Room at Roanoke’s Main Library will kick off the New Year with a month of events to help showcase what the specialized...

Wandering in Shanghai, Jewel of the Orient

Street food is always a good bet, so I try some more. The grinning vendor/cook is baking a tortilla-like pastry on a half-meter wide...