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While Del. Rasoul Condemns ICE, Illegal Alien Stabs Fredericksburg Woman To Death At Fairfax Bus Stop

On Monday, February 23, Stephanie Minter, 41, of Fredericksburg, was found stabbed to death at a Fairfax County bus stop with multiple knife wounds to the upper body. Minter...

Catawba Sustainability Center Expands Applied Research in Roanoke County

When Matthew Wagner walks the fields of the Catawba Sustainability Center, he’s thinking about more...

VA Tech Study Identifies Key Exercise Enzyme That Could Inform Diabetes Treatment

Researchers have investigated the role of a certain enzyme in regulating energy in muscle and...

Roanoke City Public Schools Receives $450K State Grant to Build First Solar-Powered Microgrid at any K-12 School in Virginia

Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) has been awarded a grant from the Virginia Department of...

Carilion Clinic Foundation Establishes Children’s Miracle Network Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medicine

In partnership with Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) of Southwest Virginia, the Carilion Clinic Foundation has...

VA Tech Leads Nation’s First Drone Traffic Management System

The drone industry has landed after a long flight to implementation of drone traffic management. With a primary goal of avoiding drone-on-drone collisions, the Virginia...

Virginia Passes New Traffic Safety Laws

As summer continues, Virginia drivers and visitors alike need to be aware of several new traffic safety laws taking effect. During the 2025 Virginia...

Could a creatine boost help the brain? VA Tech scientists test new ultrasound therapy

Creatine is popularly known as a muscle-building supplement, but its influence on human muscle function can be a matter of life or death. “Creatine is...

Cancer Research Urged to Move Faster at Fralin Symposium

For every careful step forward in cancer research, there is a patient waiting — a family holding its breath in the middle of the...

VA Tech’s Tina Rost Earns CAREER Award for Materials Breakthrough

Materials science research has been advancing and improving products in the world around us for decades. Traditionally, those materials are developed by tweaking what...

$6.8M in Grants Fuel Virginia’s Growth, Says Youngkin

On Saturday, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced more than $6.8 million in Growth and Opportunity for Virginia (GO Virginia) grant awards for eight projects aimed...