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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...

Virginia Lawmakers Meet Mixed Success With Housing Reform Bills

Legislative efforts to tackle spiking eviction notices, housing and utility costs were mostly shot down during the Virginia General Assembly session. Almost 193,000 eviction filings...

Attorney General Miyares Announces Top 10 Consumer Complaints for 2022

As part of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced the Top 10 consumer complaints received by his Office. By highlighting...

Dems Boot Immigrant BIPOC Mother From VA Education Board

In what Northern Virginia parental rights advocate Asra Nomani branded "a reprehensible display of bigotry and xenophobia," Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke) joined his fellow...

Bills to Guarantee Paid Sick Days Fail at House Level

The Virginia General Assembly did not pass legislation this session to ensure paid sick days for employees, despite strong public support. A 2021 study by...

Sen. Edwards, Dems Kill Bill to Label Graphic Sexual Content in Virginia School Libraries

A bill to require the cataloging of visual depictions of graphic sexual content available in school libraries passed the Virginia House, but did...

Grant Fuels Project to Highlight Untold History Across Appalachia

From working with Appalachian communities to examining issues of displacement for refugees, two Virginia Tech faculty have made it their life and scholarly mission...