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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...

Ancient Egyptian Tomb Brought to Life Through VR at Virginia Tech

Somewhat shy but also inquisitive, Sarah Zulfiqar often found herself wondering why the professor in her studio class sometimes would disappear into a small...

VA Tech Team Uncovers Fossil Fish With Lightning-Fast Bite

The best jaw for hunting fast fish is long and full of sharp teeth. This makes sense to us, but it also makes sense in...

VA Tech Researchers Uncover Insider Trading Loophole in China’s Stock Market

Would stricter insider trading regulations make financial markets fairer? China’s 2017 sell-by-plan mandate was designed to do just that by requiring corporate executives to...

Huda Zoghbi to Speak on Rett Syndrome at Fralin Institute

Early in her career as a pediatrician, Huda Zoghbi was often the bearer of bad news. She found it especially difficult to share diagnoses of...

Pet iguana successfully treated for cancer at Virginia Tech animal cancer center

"How much is that doggie — uh, iguana — in the window?"  Tom Smith pondered that question many times making frequent visits to the...

REAL ID Enforcement Starts May 7: Virginia DMV Urges Residents to Plan Ahead

At the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), there’s no “last day” to get a REAL ID—just plenty of good days to apply—because the...