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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 Joins 18 Other States Investigating 6 Big Banks’ Unfair ESG Practices

In this election season, it may be easy to assume politics are limited to candidates and their TV ads. However, in recent years many...

Amid Controversy, VMI Board of Visitors Calls Sudden Executive Session

According to an October 20 press release from a group of concerned VMI alumni and other stakeholders, whose website is protecthonor.com, the VMI Board...

AG Miyares Reassures VA Parents And Youth: No CDC Covid Vax Mandate For School Attendance

Despite growing doubts surrounding the efficacy of the Covid vaccine, fears about reported side-effects, and the recent revelation that Pfizer did not test to...

Some Virginia Regions Seeing More Homes on the Market as Sales Slow Statewide 

On average, home sales prices begin to dip below asking price  According to the September 2022 Virginia Home Sales Report released by Virginia REALTORS, there were...

White Coat Ceremony Completes Wardrobe for Medical Students

When first-year students begin their studies at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine (VTCSOM) in late July, they immediately wear the many roles...

Gas Prices Up 2.5 Cents Last Week, 32 Cents/Gallon Above One Year Ago

Average gasoline prices in Roanoke have risen 2.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.46/g today, according to GasBuddy's survey of 155...