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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...

Lewis-Gale Now Offering Genetic Testing and Counseling

With 5 to 10 percent of all cancers considered hereditary, Lewis-Gale and the other three hospitals in the HCA Virginia Health System have decided...

City Treasurer’s Office Awarded Accreditation

The Treasurer’s Association of Virginia has awarded accreditation to the office of Treasurer of the city of Roanoke for the year commencing July...

School Board Decides To Replace Cave Spring Middle School

The Roanoke County School Board has voted to proceed with a project to replace Cave Spring Middle School (CSMS).  Originally, the project called...

ID3 Racers Sweep Through Roanoke

The Independence Day Three - “ID3” - bike races put on another great show for Roanokers last weekend with two races on Sunday...

New Council Member Hits The Ground Running

Two new council members took the dais last Tuesday.  Councilman Ray Ferris felt his way through with little to say, while Councilman Bill...

Carilion Introduces Hypothermia Therapy to Southwest Virginia

Carilion Clinic has introduced a new treatment for patients who experience cardiac arrest and are resuscitated. The treatment involves using special equipment and...