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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...

EPA Funded Research Examines Renewable Energy Choices in Light of Community Values

A plentiful source available for carbon-free electric power in New England states is hydroelectric dams across the border in Canada. But getting that power...

Medical Cannabis Sales Are Up, But No One Will Say How Much

No agency tasked with management of the state’s medical cannabis program can cite sales data, but the Cannabis Control Authority said it plans to...

Dominion’s Wind Towers Arrive Just Before Federal Approval Does

The Biden Administration’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has issued final approval for the construction of Dominion Energy Virginia’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind...

Youngkin Announces Landmark Land Development Agreement to Transform Southwest Virginia

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced a landmark land development agreement establishing a public-private framework to transform up to 65,000 acres of previously-mined coal properties...

Small Measures Yield Big Improvements in Virginia Election Security

Virginia voters can cast their votes with even more confidence this election season thanks to efforts from Virginia Cyber Navigator interns. In Southwest Virginia, for...

Youngkin Issues Executive Directive to Combat Antisemitism / Anti-Religious Bigotry In Commonwealth

Given increased reports of anti-religious bigotry across the country following the October 7th Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, Governor Glenn Youngkin today issued Executive...