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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 Tech Team Studies Brain Cells for New Computing Model

Is it possible to make a computer that’s both powerful and power efficient, based on the principles of biology? This is the question asked...

Youngkin Announces Disaster Relief for Southwest Virginia

RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Friday that President Donald J. Trump approved Virginia's major disaster declaration and significant additional funding for Southwest Virginia...

VT Doctoral Student Takes Infant Brain Research to Washington

Infant neurodevelopment researcher Blakely Lockhart is one of 10 people nationwide to be named a 2025 Early Career Policy Ambassador by the Society for...

USDA Funding Cuts Hit Virginia Farmers and Food Banks

As hunger rates climb across the country, federal funding cuts are hitting Virginia farmers who produce food for nutrition programs. The U.S. Department of Agriculture...

Virginia Tech researchers advance drone use for media group

Reporters can now capture the news from a bird’s-eye view of a drone thanks to Virginia Tech researchers. In late February, Sinclair Broadcast Group became the first...

Virginia Tech dominates 2025 ASCE Student Symposium

The Hokies had a stellar weekend at the 2025 Virginias ASCE Student Symposium, hosted at West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech). Undergraduate...