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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...

Lawmakers Call for Improvements in Foster Care

The first-ever bipartisan foster care caucus convened Tuesday to provide legislators the opportunity to learn about the various demanding issues in child welfare. Nine bills...

Two Virginia Tech Online Graduate Programs Among Best in Country

Virginia Tech's online master’s degree in information technology is the nation’s third best and the online graduate engineering programs moved up four places to No. 16, according to...

Live-Streaming Fosters Transparency in The General Assembly

As legislators gather in Richmond for the 2019 General Assembly session, citizens in the far corners of the commonwealth might feel distanced from their...

The Super Wolf Blood Moon, ‘A Full 62 Luxurious Minutes of Totality’

This coming Sunday night and Monday morning (January 20 and 21), a rare ‘super wolf blood moon’ should be on full display in the...

Gov. Northam Backs Plan to Fund I-81 Improvements With Tolls

Flanked by a bipartisan group of state legislators, Gov. Ralph Northam announced plans Tuesday to move forward with legislation that would use tolls to...

Rock Musician Crowned Miss Roanoke Valley

Caroline Weinroth, a graduate student studying poetry at George Mason University, was crowned Miss Roanoke Valley 2019. The Miss Roanoke Valley Scholarship Pageant was...