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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...

The Dog Days Are Here!

There are lots of ways to beat the heat and humidity that has settled in thick over the Valley during the last week. The...

Roanoke Police Demonstrate Their Crime Fighting Mobility

One day after most neighborhood groups in Roanoke observed National Night Out, the city was demonstrating its commitment to community policing once again by...

Teens Get Glimpse Of Health Care As Career Choice

A job in the healthcare field nowadays usually requires  a very thorough education, often helped along by getting an early start. This past week,...

Journey of Hope is Ongoing Gift of Love

There is nothing quite like unconditional love in action.  And there was plenty on display as bicyclists from “Push America” and their “Journey of...

Cave Spring Wins Heritage Invitational Golf Tournament

Cave Spring used balanced scoring from its top four players as the Knights captured the 24-team Heritage Invitational Monday at London Downs Golf Club...

First Ever Exhibit For Photographer Will Benefit United Way

By day, Ed Hamilton works for Carilion Clinic; he started the audio-visual department at Roanoke Memorial Hospital in 1973. Now a public relations specialist,...