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Laura Carini Confirmed as Roanoke City Attorney

Following an extensive national search, the City of Roanoke has appointed Laura M. Carini to the role of City Attorney, effective March 1, 2026. Ms. Carini, who joined the Roanoke...

VA Tech Earns National Recognition for Community Engagement

Virginia Tech has been awarded the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national...

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...

Virginia Tech Named Finalist For Up to $100 Million in Federal Challenge Grant

Virginia Tech is competing for as much as $100 million in federal funds to support economic development through a regional transportation and logistics cluster...

VDH Approves Certificate of Public Need for NICU at LewisGale Medical Center

LewisGale Medical Center has announced that the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) recently approved its Certificate of Public Need (COPN) for a neonatal intensive...

As Christmas Bird Count Begins, JMU Researchers Discuss Value of Citizen Scientists

With the help of thousands of people who are not trained scientists, The National Audubon Society is once again gathering important data on bird...

1887 Time Capsule on Richmond’s Monument Avenue Possibly Recovered

Crews believe they may have located the time capsule encased in a 2,000 pound granite block ~ removal and verification will take many hours...

Trucking On: How Truckers Are Battling Historic Labor Shortage

From hand sanitizer and vaccines to groceries and toilet paper, truck drivers are trucking through the COVID-19 pandemic despite a historic labor shortage. Many industries...

Biomedical Innovations Take Center Stage During ‘Shark Tank’-style Pitch Competition

Virginia Tech students pitched commercialization ideas for biomedical innovations to a "Shark Tank"-style panel of judges during the annual Health Sciences and Technology (HS&T)...