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Scott Presley Coming to Virginia to Aid “Vote No” Anti-Gerrymandering Movement

Conservative activist Scott Presler has announced he is coming to Virginia to help promote voter registration and to help promote the "vote no" movement on the current gerrymander amendment being...

Sen. Warner Breaks His 2-Term Promise, Files To Run For 4th Term

Sen. Mark Warner (D), one of Virginia's two U.S. senators, announced on March 16 that he is running for...

FBI Investigating Deadly Shooting In Old Dominion University ROTC Classroom As Potential Act Of Islamist Terrorism

On March 12, a gunman opened fire inside a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) classroom at Old...

VA Tech Researchers Propose New Way to Measure Substance Use Recovery

Nearly 50 million people in the United States struggle with substance use disorders, and nearly...

VA Tech Study Finds DNA Test May Predict Leukemia Relapse Risk

Cancer researchers are making strides in efforts to use genetic profiling to develop a more...

United Way’s Impact Fund Invests Nearly Three Million In Roanoke Valley

If they were paid for this work, it would be worth tens of thousands of dollars, but instead they do it for free...

Virginia Tech “Lumenhaus” Wins International Solar House Competition

Virginia Tech’s entry in Solar Decathlon Europe has won the 10-day competition in Madrid, Spain. After being inspected in different categories each day, the...

Talented Riders Converge

Riders from all over Virginia competed this past Monday during “Local Day” at the Roanoke Valley Horse Show, going on all week, at...

William Fleming Principal Named

Two days after felony charges were dropped against Gene T. Jones, Jr. on June 14 in Norfolk General District Court, Roanoke City School...

Key Parcel Excluded From Mill Mt. Easement

Outgoing council member Gwen Mason heard three options for protecting Mill Mountain from development: no easement, a 537 acre easement and a 535...

Kirk Family YMCA Breaks Ground For New Expansion

YMCA and community leaders gathered this past Wednesday to celebrate plans to begin the expansion of the Kirk Family YMCA, located in downtown...