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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...

VTC Researchers Find Positive Effects of Early Education Intervention Four Decades Later

Adults who had received early life, intensive childhood educational intervention display high levels of fairness in social interactions more than 40 years later, even...

Tech Alumnus Helps Kids Explore Freshwater Streams by Getting Their Feet Wet

The best part of the Virginia Tech College of Natural Resources and Environment alumnus Craig Roghair’s outreach work is hearing the reactions of students when they...

Blue Ridge Independent Living Center Offers Renovation Grants for Disabled

Are you a person with a disability? Would a home modification such as a ramp, grab bars, railings, etc. help you to remain independent...

VA Western and Roanoke Higher Education Center Honored for Culinary Arts Center

Virginia Western Community College and the Roanoke Higher Education Center have been honored by the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation for the historical interpretive elements...

I-81 Study Reveals $4.3 Billion In Positive Economic Impact For Region

$2 billion in additional funding for improvements to Virginia Interstate 81 could yield more than double the return on investment. If $2 billion of crucially...

SBA Virginia Disaster Loan Assistance Available for Roanoke Flood Victims

As of close of business on Thursday, November 29, 2018, the U.S. Small Business Administration has approved 32 disaster loans in the amount of...