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Cancer Prevention: Can Future-Focused Thinking Help Smokers Quit?

As the warning label on every pack of cigarettes tells us, smoking is harmful. It’s the leading preventable cause of death, disease and disability. And yet, nearly 15 percent of...

VDOT Lifts Lane Closures for Holiday Travel Across Virginia

If you’re headed out to do some last-minute holiday shopping, the Virginia Department of Transportation...

Virginia Credit Union, Member One Donate $15K to Roanoke, Lynchburg Youth Programs

Virginia Credit Union and its Member One division recently donated $15,000 to two community organizations...

Invest to Win Takes Flight With $20 Million Record Gift to Athletics

At a historic juncture for Virginia Tech Athletics, a donor has stepped forward to make...

New Study Shows How Neurons Organize Genetic Messages

Scientists found that messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules that carry genetic instructions to the far reaches...

Cosby Leaves Roanokers Rolling in the Aisles

In a bygone era entertainers had to depend on good writing, good subject matter, and their own talent to entertain an audience and get...

Met Opera Star Brings Roanoke Crowd to Their Feet

Fans of opera and classical music enjoyed a rare appearance at the Jefferson Center on Sunday, Nov 7th, by well known Metropolitan opera star...

“Cool Congregations” Hope to Keep Churches Warm for Less

Roanoke Valley Cool Cities Coalition has been around since 2006 -- educating and raising awareness of ways our area can curb global warming “by...

Riverside Center Celebrates First Year in Service

Now a year old, Carilon’s Riverside Center celebrated its anniversary with "Another Cup of Jazz" last Saturday, an open house that showed off the...

Be a REAL Friend to the Blue Ridge Parkway

Everyone in Virginia who loves and appreciates what has been called "America's Favorite Scenic Drive," the Blue Ridge Parkway, has a landmark opportunity to...

Roanoke’s Remarkable Canvas

Rick Stevens of Roanoke, works steadily on his canvas to reproduce the full spectrum of brilliant colors that have blanketed the valley recently. The...