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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...

LewisGale Medical Center Breaks Record of Babies Birthed

LewisGale Medical Center has broken its record of babies birthed at the hospital for the second year in a row. From Jan. 1 to...

City of Roanoke to Collaborate With Developer To Transform Former American Viscose Property

The City of Roanoke, the Roanoke Economic Development Authority, and local developer, Ed Walker, are collaborating and co-investing on a transformation of the former...

Calls for Kids Accidentally Eating Marijuana Edibles Nearly Triples in 2022

Calls to UVA Health’s Blue Ridge Poison Center for children unintentionally consuming edible marijuana products nearly tripled from 26 in 2021 to 77 in...

Early Challenges Overcome as Tech Grad Becomes NASA Flight Director

Have you heard the story about the flight director who missed his first flight to NASA? It’s a tale Garrett Hehn’s mother, Amy Hehn, will...

Reps. Cline, Griffith and Good Vote For Healthcare To Help Babies Who Survive Botched Abortions

In a nearly party-line vote, the House of Representatives passed the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act on January 11 by a 220-210 margin. The...

Gov. Youngkin Delivers “State Of Commonwealth” Address In General Assembly

As Virginia's General Assembly opened their 2023 session on January 11, Governor Glenn Youngkin (R) delivered his State of the Commonwealth Address, as required...