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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...

Retirement Not For Civitan Club Honoree Estelle McCadden

Most people think of retirement as a time to slow down and relax, but not Estelle McCadden.  The 84-year-old neighborhood advocate and activist...

Commonwealth’s Attorney Has Special Interest in Combating Animal Cruelty

Before she became an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Botetourt County in February 2004, Gillian (Jill) Deegan served as a Roanoke County police officer...

Area Schools Get Kids Involved in Next-Gen Recycling: Upcycling

It is considered fashionable these days to reduce, reuse, and recycle.  Buying from resale stores is a savvy way to save money in...

Democrats Sweep Again

It wasn’t exactly a shocker: the Democrat ticket of incumbent Dave Trinkle, Ray Ferris and Bill Bestpitch garnered the top three spots in...

Harrington Family Receives Continuing Support

When a personal crisis is overwhelming, people typically look to their family, closest friends and their faith for strength. In the tragic story of...

Decision on Mill Mountain Expected

An Internet survey of 254 respondents, public input by 75 citizens, a public hearing scheduled for June 21, and council agreement will set...