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Dels. Rasoul, Franklin Join Dems to Vote Selves 278% Pay Raise

The Democrat-led General Assembly voted in recent days to raise the salary for State Delegates and Senators to $50,000 per year. Virginia has always had a General Assembly made of...

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...

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...

Virginia farmers share insights, concerns during Farmers First Roundtable

Virginia farmers had the opportunity to share their experiences during the inaugural Farmers First roundtable hosted by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins. The roundtable,...

VA Tech Expert: Innovation Can Lower U.S. Housing Costs

As the national median home price soared to $459,826, pricing out three-quarters of U.S. households, a Virginia Tech expert told Congress that innovation in...

Member One Donates to VT Carilion Henrietta Lacks Scholarship

Member One, a division of Virginia Credit Union, will contribute a total of $50,000 during the next five years to support the Henrietta Lacks...

AG Miyares Urges Meta to Protect Children from AI Exploitation Risks 

Attorney General Jason Miyares has joined a 28-state coalition in demanding answers from Meta Platforms, Inc. in response to disturbing reports showing that “Meta...

Bed bugs are most likely the first human pest, new VA Tech research shows

Ever since a few enterprising bed bugs hopped off a bat and attached themselves to a Neanderthal walking out of a cave 60,000 years...

Shawn McDaniel to direct development for Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

Shawn McDaniel, a seasoned fundraising professional with 28 years of experience in philanthropic development for academic medical and research institutions, has been named the new...