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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...

Roanoke Foodshed Network Grants $18,000 to Local Organizations

The Roanoke Foodshed Network (RFN), formerly known as the Roanoke Regional Food System Partnership, is granting more than $18,000 to area nonprofits and schools...

Youngkin Launches Prompt Placement Task Force To Address Mental Health Crisis

Task Force Will Help Virginians Who Need Critical Mental Health Care Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced the launch of a major initiative to end the...

Virginia Representatives Fall on Both Sides of “Respect For Marriage Act”

On December 8, the U.S. House of Representatives voted 258-169 to pass the controversial "Respect for Marriage Act" when all the Democrats and 39...

Miyares Selects Special Counsel to Review Tragic Shooting at The University of Virginia

Attorney General Jason Miyares has announced that national law firm Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan, LLP has been selected to conduct the external review...

Alumni Free Speech Alliance to Safeguard VMI Campus Free Speech

Group pledges to join alumni and especially VMI cadets, in order to return maximum self-governance to the Corps of Cadets by restoring and strengthening...

Youngkin Announces $20M of Funding Awards for Operation Bold Blue Line

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that the Criminal Justice Services Board has awarded approximately $20 million to local and state criminal justice programs in...