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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...

Fleming – City Schools “Never Been Better”

School Administrator Rita Bishop introduced Gene Jones, the new William Fleming principal, at Monday’s joint meeting with City Council and the School Board. “The only...

Gov. McDonnell Tours Roanoke

Governor Bob McDonnell arrived at Steel Dynamics at noon on Wednesday and was greeted by Steel Dynamics General Manager Joe Crawford, Charles Hunter Chair...

A Real Hands-On Approach to Vehicles

Take a field full of trucks – small ones, big ones, bigger ones and loud ones. Throw in a flying vehicle or two and...

Baseball 101 Brings Women Fans Up to Speed on National Pastime

One glance in the stands at any Salem Red Sox home game reveals the obvious: there are many, many female baseball fans at Lewis...

Republican Challenger is Third Candidate for County Sheriff

Stephen Turner announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for Roanoke County Sheriff last Friday at the Roanoke County Courthouse. The special election will...

West End Center for Youth Succeeding in Tough Economy

The Board of Directors, staff, and families of the West End Center for Youth are celebrating a banner year in the Center’s history....