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VA Tech Generates $4.7 Billion in Economic Impact Across Virginia, New Report Shows

Virginia Tech generated $4.7 billion in statewide economic impact in fiscal year 2025, supporting 35,519 full-time equivalent jobs and producing $316.9 million in tax revenue, according to a new...

VDOT Digs Into Potholes on Virginia Roads

Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) crews are already actively working to locate and repair potholes...

State Supreme Court Basically Nullifies 2020 Election, Disenfranchises 2,770,489 Virginia Voters

On Friday, February 13, the Supreme Court of Virginia (SCOVA) overruled a lower judge and...

Reps. Griffith and Cline Support Photo ID to Vote, But Senators Warner and Kaine Still Oppose

In recent years, the interrelated issues of election integrity, proof of US citizenship, and photo...

Cave Spring Middle School Student Wins 2026 Roanoke County Spelling Bee in Historic Fashion

When it comes to making spelling bee history at Roanoke County Public Schools, Cave Spring...

Most Virginians Don’t Want Officials to Resign, Poll Finds

Virginians have low approval ratings of Gov. Ralph Northam and Lt. Gov. Justin Fairfax, but most people say no one should resign or be...

Assembly OKs Limited No-excuse Absentee Voting in 2020

Beginning in fall of 2020, Virginia will have more than Election Day. It will be more like Election Week. Voters will go to the polls...

Virginia Lawmakers Increase Animal Abuse Penalty to Felony

Every state in America, and at least nine countries. That is how far the story of Tommie, a dog tied to a pole and...

Roanoke to Host Informational Meeting on Citizen Science Water Monitoring Program

The Roanoke Stormwater Division, Clean Valley Council, and the Upper Roanoke River Roundtable have partnered to create a Citizen Science Water Monitoring Program. An informational meeting to...

Roanoke To Hold Ribbon Cutting For New Roanoke River Greenway Section

On Thursday, Feb. 28, at 2:30 p.m., Mayor Sherman Lea and City officials will join Roanoke Parks and Recreation to celebrate the official opening...

Lawmakers OK Allowing Speed Cameras in Work Zones

For the first time in Virginia, police officers could issue speeding tickets through the mail — without pulling over the speeding motorist — under...