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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 IPMS Chapter Promotes Model-Building in the Roanoke Area

Dennis Smith dates his interest in model-building to childhood days when his father built model cars.  “He used to buy them, and I...

Angels of Assisi Looks to Expand

Nearly a decade ago, the Angels of Assisi animal hospital in Roanoke began life as a mobile clinic.  Staffed by a veterinarian, a...

Project Faith Tackles Handful of Good Deeds

Faith Christian School in Roanoke County (K-12) completed its annual "Project Faith" fundraiser last week. The school's only major annual fundraiser is used...

First Blue Ridge Marathon Makes Roanoke a Runner’s Haven

As the first-ever Blue Ridge Marathon and half marathon wound up on Saturday, it seemed there were runners milling about everywhere downtown. Many...

Roanoke Rebuilds a Little Bit At a Time

It is no secret that much of the housing stock in Roanoke City is getting older, and that there are some owners who...

Blue Ridge Parkway Tree Planting Brings Community Together

As urban sprawl threatens the Blue Ridge Parkway’s 1,228 views, nearly 150 supporters of America’s most visited National Park Service site decided to...