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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...

In Wake of Tragedy Twin Sisters Get Much Needed Lift from Local Businessman

It’s back to school time. Parents and young students are consulting school supply lists, filling shopping carts, and getting ready to return to the...

Festival of India Comes to Life

Bright colors, beautiful weather, and the scent of foods like Tandori Chicken attracted many Roanokers to Elmwood Park for the Festival of India...

County Supervisors OK South Peak Development

The South Peak development authority is being termed not a “step” in Roanoke County development and politics, but a “leap.” The Roanoke County board...

Botetourt Native Promoted to Captain

Botetourt native, First Lieutenant Glenn Barry Hammond, II, USAF, was recently promoted to the grade of Captain at Edwards Air Force Base, California. ...

AmeriCorps VISTA Volunteers Tackle a Year of Work in SW VA / Roanoke

Four AmeriCorps VISTA volunteers will spend the coming year in Southwest Virginia to help build the capacity of area nonprofit organizations by coordinating projects...

Officer Receives Lifesaving Award

Roanoke Police Officer N.D. Comas was awarded for intervening in a suicide attempt on April 24, 2010 when he leapt over a bridge railing...