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VA Tech Earns National Recognition for Community Engagement

Virginia Tech has been awarded the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national recognition highlighting the university’s sustained, institutionwide commitment to building trusted, reciprocal partnerships that address...

Roanoke Valley Greenway Coordinator Finds New Home at Regional Commission

The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission and the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission are pleased to announce that...

Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Selects New Chair

During their organizational meeting yesterday, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors selected Tammy E. Shepherd...

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...

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...

Some Voters Get 2 Ballots – Virginia Election System Needs Improvements

A voter in Windsor Hills of Roanoke County, Gene Rose, recently shared his unsettling Election Day story. "I voted early on Sept. 26, 2023 in...

VA Tech / Arizona State Researchers Discover Way to Boost Shelter Dog Adoptions

After a long day at work, you open the door to the place you call home. A chorus of furry happiness rushes toward you,...

Parkway Temporarily Closed From Milepost 66.3 to 85.9 to Assist Fire Crews 

A full closure from milepost 66.3, near US Highway 501, to milepost 85.9, at VA Route 43, on the Blue Ridge Parkway is now...

Goodwill Breaks Ground on Multifaceted Melrose Plaza

Goodwill Industries of the Valleys celebrated the next steps in the Melrose Plaza initiative with a groundbreaking ceremony to signify the start of construction....

Northrop Grumman to Establish New Advanced Electronics Manufacturing and Testing Facility in Virginia

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC), a global aerospace and defense technology company, will invest more than $200 million...

Governor Youngkin Breaks Ground on Highly Anticipated I-64 Widening Project

Governor Glenn Youngkin broke ground on the highly anticipated I-64 Gap Widening Project, which will increase capacity and mobility, alleviate congestion, improve safety, and...