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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...

VBR TWENTY28 Announces Partnership with Precision Fuel & Hydration

Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28 Women’s UCI team is proud to announce an exciting new partnership with Precision Fuel & Hydration, a global leader in personalized...

Researchers receive $2.17 million grant to study noninvasive treatment for traumatic brain injury symptoms

Could applying a little pressure to the head be a game changer for the treatment of traumatic brain injury? Virginia Tech’s Pamela VandeVord and Edward Via...

Safety initiative launched to prevent accidents involving farm equipment this spring

Spring is when drivers will be sharing the road with farmers moving oversize equipment. And when normal traffic meets up with larger, slower vehicles,...

Intensive physical therapy effective for children with rare genetic mutation, Virginia Tech study finds

An intensive therapy for children with neuromotor disorders developed by Virginia Tech researchers shows promise for kids with a rare genetic mutation, a new...

Researcher publishes chapter on Lyme disease spread in Appalachia

Geographers study why things are where they are. Health or medical geographers specifically study why diseases appear in certain places, how they spread, and how...

Machine learning models fail to detect key health deteriorations, Virginia Tech research shows

It would be greatly beneficial to physicians trying to save lives in intensive care units if they could be alerted when a patient’s condition...