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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...

Youngkin Urges Virginians to Prepare for Atlantic Hurricane Season

June 1st marks the start of the Atlantic hurricane season, and Governor Glenn Youngkin urges residents and businesses across the Commonwealth to take the...

Free Septic Pump-Out Program Continues for Roanoke County Residents

Roanoke County is pleased to announce that it will once again partner with the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (RVARC) in a second round of grant funding through...

Virginia Department of Forestry Suppresses 437 Spring Wildfires

During this year’s spring fire season, which ran from Feb. 15 to April 30, the Virginia Department of Forestry (DOF) responded to 437 wildfires...

VA Tech Researchers Develop AI Tool to Predict Hurricane Flooding

The 2025 hurricane season officially begins on June 1, and it's forecast to be more active than ever, with potentially devastating storms whose heavy rainfall and...

Pamplin College Honors Class of 2025 at Lane Stadium Commencement

On May 15, 2025, the Pamplin College of Business welcomed more than 1,400 new alumni as they were cheered across the stage during Commencement...

Youngkin Announces Volunteerism & Community Service Awards Nomination Period is Open 

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced that the nomination period is open for the 2025 Virginia Governor’s Volunteerism & Community Service Awards, an annual award program...