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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...

Roanoke City Updates Reserve Policy

Monday morning Roanoke City council heard solidified changes to Roanoke’s reserve and debt policy. The Director of Finance, Ann Shawver presented policy changes that...

Passenger Train Service Depends On Funding and Citizen Support

Is Roanoke any closer to getting passenger train service again, something it has not had since 1971? Aside from the occasional excursion trains that...

Eco-Entrepreneur From Mexico City Challenges Roanoke Students

It becomes immediately apparent, even to a high school audience, that Santiago Lobeira is worth listening to because he walks the talk of sustainability;...

The Stocked Market Kicks Off Holiday Shopping Season

Many a front stoop is still adorned with pumpkins and mums, but that is about to change as the holiday season is getting under...

Roanoke City School Board Pushes For Early Start Date

At Monday morning’s Roanoke City council briefing, City Attorney Bill Hackworth presented State Senator John Edwards with a 2011 legislative session wish list. Edwards...

Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets to Commemorate Veterans Day

On Nov. 11 at 10:30 a.m. the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will hold a Veterans Day remembrance ceremony in the War Memorial Chapel...