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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...

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...

DEA Srutinizes Telemedicine as Adderall Shortage Intensifies 

Jessee Perry was able to get her Adderall prescriptions filled at her small Church Hill pharmacy until two weeks ago, she said. What Perry...

US Fish & Wildlife Reissues Permit for Mountain Valley Pipeline 

The MVP still lacks several permits necessary to finish the project. CCCAN joins groups in seeking to block construction until ALL challenges are resolved. Yesterday,...

Major Community Meeting on Evans Spring Property To Be Held March 9th

Evans Spring, the 150 acres of land on the south side of I-581, has long been studied and discussed.  In addition, it has been...

Wells Fargo Lights / Fralin Researchers Emphasize Importance of Studying Rare Diseases

"Rare" diseases Affect 1 in 10 Americans On Feb. 28, the top of Wells Fargo Tower in downtown Roanoke will be illuminated with a show...

Virginia’s Land Use-Value Assessment Program keeps more than 43,000 acres in farmland

U.S. farmers utilize land to grow food and raise livestock, support their livelihoods, contribute to the food ecosystem, and, in some cases, carry on...