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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...

Summer Travel Season Could Be Busiest Ever, Surpassing Pre-Pandemic Numbers

We’re a month away from the Memorial Day holiday and the unofficial kickoff to what could be a very busy summer for travel.  On...

Habitat For Humanity And Churches Build New Home in Southeast Roanoke

As told in "Homelessness in Roanoke Raises Many Questions," the issue perplexes many. In a nation as wealthy as the US, why do so...

Virginia Courts Backlog Continues to Grow As Some Wait Over A year For Trial

The backlog of cases in Virginia’s circuit court system worsened during the pandemic. Some people have been jailed for more than a year as...

VA Tech Study: Sinking Ground in Parts of Chesapeake Bay Area Will Worsen Flooding

New research by Virginia Tech scientists shows that sections of the Chesapeake Bay are sinking at rates of nearly a quarter an inch —...

Blue Ridge Parkway Begins Major Road Project Between Milepost 230 – 305

Road closures related to a major infrastructure project are set to begin May 1 in a 75-mile section of the Blue Ridge Parkway from...

Loss of Emergency SNAP Allotment Impacts Southwest Virginia Families

A single mother wheeled her cart around a Roanoke Food Lion on a recent Saturday night, plucking a few staples off the shelves for...