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Sen. Warner Breaks His 2-Term Promise, Files To Run For 4th Term

Sen. Mark Warner (D), one of Virginia's two U.S. senators, announced on March 16 that he is running for a fourth, six-year term. Warner, who was born in Indianapolis and was the first in his...

FBI Investigating Deadly Shooting In Old Dominion University ROTC Classroom As Potential Act Of Islamist Terrorism

On March 12, a gunman opened fire inside a Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) classroom at Old...

VA Tech Researchers Propose New Way to Measure Substance Use Recovery

Nearly 50 million people in the United States struggle with substance use disorders, and nearly...

VA Tech Study Finds DNA Test May Predict Leukemia Relapse Risk

Cancer researchers are making strides in efforts to use genetic profiling to develop a more...

Fairfax Ignored Police’s THREE WARNINGS Before Illegal Alien Murdered Stephanie Minter

The Virginia firestorm surrounding how illegal alien Abdul Jalloh could freely knife to death Fredericksburg woman...

Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office Unveils Safe Exchange Zone

Effective Thursday, June 1, 2023, the Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office is offering a new “Safe Exchange Zone” location to citizens. The “Safe Exchange Zone”...

Bicycle-Involved Crashes On The Rise in Virginia

The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is reminding Virginians, both bicyclists and motorists, to look out for each other on the road.  So...

‘Get A Good Pair of Boots’: Students From Rural Appalachia Discuss Their Experiences as Hokies

In the fall of 2020, five students from rural Southwest Virginia transferred into Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment (CNRE) to study wildlife conservation. Encouraged...

Priddy Quick: New City Council Member Already Has Eyes On Bigger Prize

"Timing is everything" is an oft-quoted saying. The sudden timing of a new Roanoke City Council member, Luke Priddy (D), to seek higher office...

Virginia Sees Slowest April Housing Market in More Than A Decade 

But tight inventory conditions keep the market competitive and home prices high According to the April 2023 Virginia Home Sales Report released by Virginia REALTORS®, there...

Shoplifting Surge Forces Walmart To Lock Up Daily Items / City Leaders Ignore Issue

Roanoke for generations has been known as a charming city - "The Star City of the South" - with friendly people and safe streets....