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Roanoke Valley Greenway Coordinator Finds New Home at Regional Commission

The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission and the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission are pleased to announce that the role of the Greenway Coordinator, which assists localities with the planning, expansion, and...

Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Selects New Chair

During their organizational meeting yesterday, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors selected Tammy E. Shepherd...

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...

Virginia Tech Research Team Secures New Funding for Health Care Technology

The Office of the Executive Vice President and Provost has awarded Destination Area 2.0 Phase II funding to a transdisciplinary team of faculty aiming...

Attorney General Jason Miyares Leads 26-State Coalition Against Tren de Aragua

RICHMOND, VA – Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares and South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson are co-leading 24 other state attorneys general in filing...

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announces Strong Job Growth and Continued Labor Force Gains

RICHMOND, VA — Governor Glenn Youngkin today highlighted the ongoing strength of Virginia's labor market, as evidenced by the latest Bureau of Labor Statistics...

UVA Develops Artificial Intelligence Tool to Accelerate New Treatments

University of Virginia School of Medicine scientists have created a computational tool to accelerate the development of new disease treatments. The tool goes beyond...

Virginia Tech study finds unique brain changes linked to witnessing trauma

For years, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been studied primarily in people who experience trauma firsthand. But what about those who witness it —...

Attorney General Miyares Secures Major Victory for Student-Athletes Against the NCAA

RICHMOND, VA — Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced that a bipartisan coalition of states reached a final settlement, pending court approval, in...