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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...

Roanoke Valley News Roundup

Spanky in Trouble: Western District United States Attorney Tim Heaphy laid out his case against Roanoke businessman Roland “Spanky” Macher on Tuesday, charging...

State of the City Still Has “Big Mac” in It’s Future

Every summer the Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce hosts the Annual State of the City address. This year’s breakfast was again held Thursday...

Virginia Room Makeover in the Works at Downtown Library

If you’ve been to the Roanoke City main library on Jefferson recently you may noticed several changes. For starters, the mezzanine area has...

Comic and Collectibles Show Comes to Salem

The Virginia Vintage Comics and Collectibles Show returns for the 13th year to the Salem Civic Center on Saturday, August 21. Over the show’s...

Mid-Summer Gardening

Some vegetable plants are starting to fail in this heat.  Squash vine borers attack any of the vine crops, causing plants to suddenly wilt...

Greenbrier Classic a Big Hit

Stuart Appleby became only the fifth player in PGA Tour history to shoot a round of 59 as he won the inaugural Greenbrier Classic...