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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...

VT “Home of The Future” Takes First Place at International Competition in Dubai

After years of research and development contributed by over 100 Virginia Tech students and faculty, the FutureHAUS Dubai team has officially built the world’s...

RIDE Solutions Encourages Citizens to “Zag All Winter”

As RIDE Solutions’ Zagster bikeshare program enters its second winter, the regional alternative transportation program wants to encourage citizens to keep exploring their bike...

DMV Urges Uber / Other TNC Users to Verify Vehicle Details Before Getting In  

National news stories recently highlighted issues with imposters posing as transportation network company (TNC) drivers and picking up unsuspecting, inattentive passengers throughout the country....

Foot Levelers Renews Title Sponsorship of Blue Ridge Marathon / Half Marathon Through 2021

Foot Levelers has announced that it has signed a new multi-year agreement with the Roanoke Outside Foundation to continue their title sponsorship of the...

Student Entrepreneur Works to Help Others Keep College Debt To A Minimum

Student Entrepreneur Works to Help Others Keep College Debt to a Minimum Danville Virginia native Danielle Jeffers’ journey as an entrepreneur began as many others...

Tech Board of Visitors Endorses New Innovation Campus / Amends VTC Comprehensive Agreement

At a special meeting held Monday in Richmond, the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors unanimously passed a resolution to endorse the creation of the...