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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...

Advancement Foundation Awarded Major Grant to Accelerate Economic Growth

The Advancement Foundation was awarded a $700,000 grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) to transform critical areas of a 38,000 square foot former...

Council Candidates Address Joe Cobb’s Controversial $658 Dinner

As reported here, on March 31 Roanoke Council member and candidate Joe Cobb (D) took a still-unnamed group of 16 individuals to a fee-only...

Animal Behavior Course Helps Students Discern What Dogs Tell Us Without Words

The “Paw Patrol” and other animated dogs may be able to speak fluent English, but in real life, dogs communicate to us with more...

Virginia Western Educational Foundation Gives Out Record Number of CCAP Scholarships in Fall 2022

14% growth in tuition-free program aided by increased financial support from localities A record-high 630 students are attending Virginia Western Community College tuition-free this...

VPRA and Amtrak Celebrate 5th Anniversary of Service to Roanoke 

On October 31, 2017, passenger rail service returned to Roanoke for the first time since 1979.  Over the past five years, more than 879,000...

Is The Fox Guarding The Henhouse In Roanoke City?

Against the backdrop of a high-drama campaign where eleven candidates are vying for four open seats on Roanoke City Council, a concerned citizen recently...