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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...

Do Roanoke City Police, LewisGale, VA Tech Condone Their Employees’ Celebrations of Murder?

The nation was shocked by the September 10 assassination of conservative leader and free speech icon Charlie Kirk, who at the time of his...

Could Redistricting Make Virginia Look Like This?

Late last week, Virginia Democrats announced a special session in the General Assembly to begin Monday, October 27. Their announced intention is to redraw...

Attorney General Miyares Issues Opinion On Partisan Gerrymandering Push

The already-suspenseful statewide elections underwent a new "October Surprise" late last week when Virginia Democrats suddenly announced their plans to hold a special session...

Fralin Bio Scientist to Present Real-Time Brain Chemistry Insights at Penn Lecture

When Read Montague addresses the University of Pennsylvania’s Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences on Oct. 29, he will describe how he and collaborators have overcome one of neuroscience’s most persistent...

School Board Names Dr. James Soltis As New RCPS Superintendent

The Roanoke County School Board has named Dr. James (Jamie) Soltis as the next superintendent of Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS), effective July 1,...

Homesense to Open a New Store in Roanoke on November 6

Homesense, the latest retail experience from the TJX family of brands, will open its newest location in Roanoke, Virginia on November 6. The store...