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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...

VA Tech Researcher to Study Effects of Drying Streams

Virginia Tech researcher, Meryl Mims, is the co-principal investigator on one of the first large-scale coordinated ecology research projects to study what happens to...

Apex Center for Entrepreneurs Translates Lab Experiments to Full Blown Businesses

The sparkling red brick and glass buildings in the Virginia Tech - Carilion corridor continue to bring Roanoke more than beautiful structures that often...

Fourth Annual Roanoke Hike For Hospice  Benefiting Good Samaritan Hospice

Good Samaritan Hospice’s fourth annual Roanoke Hike for Hospice will begin with a personal hike (easy and intermediate routes available) through the heart of Explore Park...

Longtime Salem Police Chief Receives Roanoke College Charles Brown Award

Roanoke College has recognized former City of Salem Police Chief James R. Bryant for his years of service to the Salem community. The award is...

Tourism Revenues in Virginia’s Blue Ridge Reached $850 Million in 2017

According to the U.S. Travel Association, tourism in Virginia’s Blue Ridge generated $850 million in direct travel expenditures in 2017 an increase of 4.5%...

Virginians Feeling Prosperous, Political Divide at Highest Level

The Virginia Index of Consumer Sentiment fell modestly by 2.0 points over the third quarter of 2018, coming in at 93.8, but remains above...