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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...

Roanoke Parks & Rec Celebrates Over 100 Miles of Trails and Greenways 

Earlier this year, the City of Roanoke surpassed 100 miles of trails and greenways managed by the Department of Parks and Recreation. From the...

VA Launches Annual DUI Enforcement “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over”

Virginia has launched its "2023 Drive Sober Or Get Pulled Over" DUI enforcement and public education campaign. Governor Glenn Youngkin kicked off the campaign...

VA War Memorial Seeks Assistance To Find Families of Marines Killed In 1983 Bombing

Forty years ago on October 23, 1983, 241 U.S. military personnel including 220 U.S. Marines were killed in the terrorist bombing of the Marine...

Carilion & VA Tech Emergency Services / Sports Medicine Collaborate to Set New Standard for Care

The Virginia Tech Rescue Squad, the Blacksburg Volunteer Rescue Squad, Virginia Tech Athletics sports medicine, Virginia Tech police, and Carillon Clinic Life-Guard helicopter emergency...

Safety Updates Given For Hunting In Virginia State Parks

Each year Virginia’s State Parks, managed by the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation, offer a wide variety of hunting opportunities. Managed deer hunts...

Virginia’s Blue Ridge Go Cross to Feature Fast Bikes, Fun Fans and Fat Tire Ale

Professional and amateur bike racing returns to Roanoke as Virginia’s Blue Ridge Go Cross kicks off the national USCX cyclocross race series September 16-17....