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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...

IRS-CI Releases Latest COVID Related Fraud Statistics

The IRS-Criminal Investigation Washington, D.C. Field Office investigated 84 of the agency’s more than 660 tax and money laundering cases related to alleged COVID...

VA Tech Professor Key Part of Study That Shines New Light on Hidden Details of Yellowstone National Park

The geysers and fumaroles of Yellowstone National Park are among the most iconic and popular geological features on our planet. Each year, millions of...

CarePortal-Roanoke Turns Two!

On February 19th, 2022, CarePortal-Roanoke reached the two-year anniversary of its launch. In February of 2020, Patrick Henry Family Services (PHFS) and the City of...

Lawmakers Opt For Study Over Elimination of Jail / Prison Fees

Incarcerated people and their loved ones will continue to pay fees that advocates and some lawmakers say are too stiff. Others aren't so sure. Senate...

Blue Ridge Parkway Recruits 2022 Project Parkway Volunteers

Park-wide service day set for April 23, 2022 National Park Service officials have announced the fourth annual, Project Parkway,?will take place on the Blue Ridge...

Youngkin Applauds Northam Appointed Safety Board for Removing Disruptive COVID-19 Workplace Restrictions

Governor Glenn Youngkin praised the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry’s Worker Safety Board for their vote to remove unnecessary COVID-19 workplace restrictions. The...