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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...

Assistant City Manager Grigsby To Retire, Stovall Named To Fill Position

James M. Grigsby, Assistant City Manager for Operations, has announced that he will retire from his position with the City of Roanoke effective...

Two Faith Christian School Students Earn AP Scholar Award

Victoria Head and Alton Wampler, two of the thirteen graduating students in the Class of 2010 at Faith Christian School, have earned AP Scholar...

New Roanoke Ghost Tour to Provide Thrilling Local Stories

Sponsor Hounds, a local event company that also produces the Woofstock Dog Festival, the Blue Ridge Bike Fest and the Roanoke Wing Fest...

Vinton Monument Aims for Veterans Day Opening

The inspiration for the project came from both the mayor of Vinton and Vinton Town Council member Carolyn Fidler, who then approached Barbara (“Bootie”)...

Program Helps Build Leadership Skills Among Police Officers

Twenty-nine law enforcement officers from across Virginia graduated on Sept. 23 from a Pamplin College of Business program on leadership skills, developed in partnership...

Patrick Henry Getting New Lease on Life

For several years, the Patrick Henry Hotel languished neglected and forgotten on Jefferson Street. It seemed as if there was no hope for the...