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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...

Forest Service Christmas Tree Permits Available Online Through Recreation.gov 

For the third season, the USDA Forest Service is selling Christmas Tree permits through Recreation.gov, which makes it more convenient for visitors to find...

Farmers Have Access to Record Funding to Help Clean Up Chesapeake Bay

State and federal officials are concerned Virginia will not meet its 2025 overall commitment to reduce polluted runoff into the Chesapeake Bay; 90% of...

Changes Needed to Save Lives, Say Cyclist and Pedestrian Advocates

October is National Pedestrian Safety Awareness Month. September was Bicyclist and Pedestrian Awareness Month in Virginia. Fatal accidents and injuries involving road users increased...

Legacy of Leadership and Kindness Helps Ed Jones Cement Value of The Cooperative Extension

Ed Jones was sure that he’d be a researcher after he finished his Ph.D. in wildlife biology at Virginia Tech. He was studying tularemia,...

Ribbon Cutting to Celebrate Two New TRACK Trails in City of Roanoke Parks

For over a decade, the "Kids in Parks" program has connected kids and families to public lands nationwide through their principal initiative, TRACK Trails....

West Side Elementary Unveils New “Traffic Garden”

A new traffic garden was unveiled this morning at Westside Elementary School. The design was painted in August by a Turf Tank robot. This...