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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...

8 Mile Section of Blue Ridge Parkway Temporarily Closed Due to Human / Bear Interaction

After multiple documented reports of visitors feeding and attempting to hold a young bear in recent weeks at the Lane Pinnacle Overlook, Blue Ridge...

Roanoke College Celebrates Inauguration of 12th President

Roanoke College celebrated the inauguration of its 12th president on Friday, Oct. 27, in a series of events that honored the history and the...

Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation Dedicates Inn at Foster Falls

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) cut the ribbon today at the new Inn at Foster Falls, located within New River Trail...

Gov. Youngkin Bus Tour To Visit Christiansburg, Lynchburg

As voting across the Old Dominion enters its final stretch, Gov. Youngkin is making a last-minute push with bus stops at key locations. In an...

Miyares Joins 41 Attorney’s General in Legal Action Against Meta

Today, 42 state attorneys general took federal and state legal action against Meta, alleging that the company knowingly designed and deployed harmful features on...

VTC Medical Students Establish Principles That Will Guide Them Through Their Careers

The 51 first-year students at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) declared their commitment to the medical practice of humanism and recited the Hippocratic...