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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...

VA Tech Researchers Help Integrate Next Generation of Aviation

As expanding regulations make it more and more routine to see small drones used by businesses, researchers and policymakers are looking ahead to the...

Sen. John Edwards Calls It Quits

In a highly-watched move, Democrat State Senator John Edwards announced this week he will not seek re-election after his current four-year term ends in...

Blue Ridge Parkway One of Only Three Parks With Over 10 million Recreation Visits 

Over 15 million visitors enjoyed the variety of outdoor recreation, scenic beauty, and cultural experiences along the 469-mile route Blue Ridge Parkway managers have announced that...

Miyares Calls on Congress to Improve Federal-State Cooperation to End Human Trafficking

Attorney General Jason Miyares and 35 other attorneys general sent a letter this week to Congressional leaders informing them of an issue with the...

Virginia Tech Researchers Leave No Frogs or Toads Behind

Virginia Tech biological sciences postdoctoral researcher Traci DuBose wants to ensure no frogs or toads land below conservationists' radar. For the last two years, DuBose...

Virginia K-12 Enrollment, Teacher Vacancies Increase

Virginia students are returning to K-12 public schools — although enrollment has not returned to pre-pandemic levels — but there are fewer teachers due...