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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...

Blue Ridge Parkway Opens 2022 Season Memorial Day Weekend

Blue Ridge Parkway campgrounds, picnic areas, and visitor centers open with full services for the 2022 visitor season this weekend, and National Park Service...

New VA Tech Study: Vicious Cycle of Oxygen Loss Threatens Water Quality in Lakes

Sticky with sediment, the bottom waters of lakes are more than their deepest, darkest layer. They bury massive portions of the carbon, nitrogen, and phosphorus...

Gov. Youngkin Signs 23 Bills, Including Important Pro-Freedom Protections

As Governor Youngkin took final action on bills presented to him in the 2022 General Assembly, he signed 23 more bills into law today...

As Summer Approaches, Virginians Still Await Gas Tax Relief

As reported in The Roanoke Star, Virginia remains tied at all-time record high gas prices. When the article was posted on May 24, the...

Click It or Ticket Effort Occurs Before / During High-Traffic Holiday

More Enforcement and Awareness are the Focuses of Annual Mobilization In an effort to save lives through increased seat belt use, DMV joins with Virginia’s...

Fighting Invasive Emerald Ash Borers With Woodpeckers and Citizen Scientists

Invasive non-native insects have been called the “wildfires of the East,” given the damage they cause to trees. One pest, the emerald ash borer,...