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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...

Council Gets Read the Voting Rights Act

Moving three precincts as the result of a fire station sale and Reserve Avenue building demolition became an hour-long civil rights discussion at...

Hokie Voices Pump Up The Volume In Roanoke

Bill Roth, the play-by-play voice of the Hokies and his side-kick, Mike Burnop, greeted a large group of fans last week as Steve’s FM...

Kiva Families Hike To The Troll Bridge!

KIVA families met once again for a walk to the old “Troll Bridge” on the Mill Mountain Greenway!  We met so many fine families...

New Fleming Principal Gears Up

There is minimal activity going on at the brand-new William Fleming High School right now, with the first day of school still several weeks...

Roanoke Catholic’s New Principal Excited About School’s Future

When students return to Roanoke Catholic for the fall semester they’ll notice a change at the top: Patrick Patterson is the new principal. Vinton...

Virginia Tech Blind Driver Challenge Project Wins Top Award

National Instruments awarded its 2010 "Application of the Year Award" to the Virginia Tech Blind Driver Challenge, a project designed to one day allow...