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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 the leading preventable cause of death, disease and disability. And yet, nearly 15 percent of...

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...

Virginia Credit Union, Member One Donate $15K to Roanoke, Lynchburg Youth Programs

Virginia Credit Union and its Member One division recently donated $15,000 to two community organizations...

Invest to Win Takes Flight With $20 Million Record Gift to Athletics

At a historic juncture for Virginia Tech Athletics, a donor has stepped forward to make...

New Study Shows How Neurons Organize Genetic Messages

Scientists found that messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules that carry genetic instructions to the far reaches...

Miyares Leads Coalition of 52 AGs to Protect Veterans’ Education Benefits

Saturday, June 14, Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares led a bipartisan coalition of 51 other attorneys general in filing an amicus brief in the...

State Revenues Continue to Climb, Says Youngkin

On Friday, Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that general fund revenues are up 5.9 percent ($1,572.2 million) year-over-year through the first 11 months of Fiscal...

VA Tech Researchers Tackle Water Scarcity with New Fog Harp

A third of the world’s population struggles with water scarcity. In many of these areas, fog holds water that could provide a lifeline — if only...

Miyares Takes Legal Action Against 23andMe to Protect Virginians’ Genetic Data

Attorney General Jason Miyares has filed a lawsuit and separate objection to 23andMe’s plan to sell the personal genetic data of roughly 15 million...

Virginia-Bred Foal by American Pharoah Delivered Safely at VA Tech

If you know anything about horse racing you will have heard of American Pharoah, a celebrated and prolific winner of major races, including all...

Governor and First Lady Honor National D-Day Memorial with Spirit of Virginia Award

Yesterday, Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin presented the fourth 2025 Spirit of Virginia Award to the National D-Day Memorial Foundation...