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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...

AG Miyares Leads Multistate Letter Condemning Leaked Anti-Catholic FBI Memo

Leaked internal document labeled Catholics “Violent Extremists” and targeted Catholic Virginians because of their religious beliefs Attorney General Jason Miyares has sent a letter joined...

General Assembly Midpoint Offers Up Interesting Stats – More Issues Lay Ahead 

Lawmakers crossed the midpoint of the General Assembly session earlier this week. Almost 600 bills in the House and over 500 in the Senate advanced,...

Non-Profit to Dissolve, Asks City of Roanoke to Help Protect and Preserve Local Cemeteries

F V Cemetery Company, Inc, owner and operator of Fair View Cemetery and Cedar Lawn Memorial Park, has asked the Roanoke City Council to...

Virginia Students ‘Pumped Up’ for Day of Action at State Capitol

The Rev. Mark Jefferson looked out into the auditorium. Students gathered around almost every table, stacks of fact sheets and folders of notes spread...

Tech Researchers Explore Human Centered Solutions to Critical Environmental Challenges

Finding a solution to grand environmental social challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution requires addressing a host of transdisciplinary research and...

Radiation Therapist Applies Personal Experience With Cancer to Work In Treating Pets

For four close family members who died of cancer, for her three furry “babies” at home, MaLora Bush has found more than just a...