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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...

New VA Tech research uses trauma-informed AI model to support survivors

When sexual assault survivors choose to share their stories online, they often turn to anonymous platforms like Reddit. The posts they write can be long,...

Roanoke County Schools Join National Effort to Rethink High School

Roanoke County Public Schools is proud to announce its selection as one of 24 systems nationwide participating in the Future of High School Network,...

Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center Received the First Baby Beaver of 2025

The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center is thrilled to announce that they have received their first American Beaver kit of 2025. This young American Beaver kit...

Heatstroke in pets: What every pet owner should know

Pets can’t speak up and tell their owners that they’re getting overheated, so as temperatures warm up, it’s important that pet owners are aware...

Carilion Clinic Celebrates New Crystal Spring Tower

As part of ongoing work to increase Southwest Virginia’s access to the most advanced cardiovascular and emergency care, Carilion Clinic gathered today to commemorate...

VA Tech Neuroscientist Explores Ways to Reduce Seizures in Children

Humans have tens of thousands of genes, many of which produce proteins essential to basic bodily functions. The KCNT1 gene, for example, codes for...