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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...

Unceasing Rains Delay Franklin Road Bridge Project

The completion of the Franklin Road Bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway has been delayed until Mid-March 2019. The delay is due to significant rain...

Plan for Commonwealth Cyber Initiative Approved / Moving Forward

A major Virginia cybersecurity initiative is moving from planning to implementation stages. The Virginia Research Investment Committee (VRIC) recently accepted the blueprint for the Commonwealth Cyber...

Virginia Tech Foundation, Carilion Clinic Partner to Form Additional New Venture Capital Fund

Nearly two years after the creation of the VTC Innovation Fund, the Virginia Tech Foundation and Carilion Clinic have again partnered to create the VTC...

State to Make Major Investments to Protect Virginia’s Water Quality and Accelerate Chesapeake Bay Cleanup

~ Budget package to include significant funding to address water quality, storm water, and support land conservation ~ Governor Ralph Northam has announced a proposed...

Day of Plowing Ahead as Western Virginia Digs Out From Heavy Snow

Equipment operators and contractors with the Virginia Department of Transportation continued to plow and treat interstate and primary roads overnight. Last night, additional snow...

Record $50 Million Gift to Virginia Tech Results in Naming of Fralin Biomedical Research Institute in Roanoke

The Horace G. Fralin Charitable Trust and Heywood and Cynthia Fralin will donate a record $50 million to Virginia Tech to support research at...