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Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Selects New Chair

During their organizational meeting yesterday, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors selected Tammy E. Shepherd as Chair for 2026. Mrs. Shepherd has served as the Vinton District representative since...

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...

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...

Researchers discover large dormant virus can be reactivated in model green alga

Researchers had been studying the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii for decades without seeing evidence of an active virus within it — until a pair of Virginia...

Deadly rodent-borne hantavirus is an emerging disease with pandemic potential

Hantavirus recently made news headlines as the cause of death for Betsy Arakawa, the wife of actor Gene Hackman, but little is commonly known...

Farmers in Southwest Virginia Rebuild After Hurricane Helene

While Hurricane Helene victims’ losses accumulated, so did the overwhelming support from “neighbors” near and far. The Category 4 storm hit northern Florida and tore...

VA Tech’s public health program works to ease impacts of opioid crisis

One of the most enduring public health crises in Virginia and much of the United States is opioid abuse. Virginia Tech’s public health program, within the Virginia-Maryland...

Virginia Alliance Expands Semiconductor Training for Students

When the Virginia Alliance for Semiconductor Technology (VAST) was established in 2023, Masoud Agah was excited about the opportunity to leverage collective strengths from Virginia universities...

Youngkin Announces 2025 Environmental Excellence Award Winners

On April 8, Governor Glenn Youngkin's administration recognized the 11 winners and three honorable mention recipients of the 2025 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Awards. The...