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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...

“Heart Walk” to Honor Survivors, Raise Much Needed Support

With all the attention being paid to breast cancer awareness during the month of October, it could be easy to overlook another important cause...

Pink Ribbon VW Bug is a Rolling Reminder

Kim Griggs loves her job and these days her profession follows her everywhere she goes in her newly decorated “pink ribbon” bug car. Griggs...

Apple Butter is in The Air at Poage’s Mill

Last Saturday proved to be an idyllic fall day, complete with blue sky, gentle breezes and lots of sunshine. This is the season many...

Greenway Volunteers Honored

The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission honored volunteers and donors in the Pathfinders for Greenways program with a picnic and several awards last Sunday. The...

Terriers Score Points Off The Court With Community Service

William Byrd is not enjoying its best year ever on the volleyball court - the former state champions have a young squad this year...

Beautiful Music at St. Andrews

The Roanoke College Jazz  Ensemble and Roanoke College Choirs presented a joint program on Sunday, October 10th at St Andrews Catholic Church to a...