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Dels. Rasoul, Franklin Join Dems to Vote Selves 278% Pay Raise

The Democrat-led General Assembly voted in recent days to raise the salary for State Delegates and Senators to $50,000 per year. Virginia has always had a General Assembly made of...

While Del. Rasoul Condemns ICE, Illegal Alien Stabs Fredericksburg Woman To Death At Fairfax Bus Stop

On Monday, February 23, Stephanie Minter, 41, of Fredericksburg, was found stabbed to death at...

Catawba Sustainability Center Expands Applied Research in Roanoke County

When Matthew Wagner walks the fields of the Catawba Sustainability Center, he’s thinking about more...

VA Tech Study Identifies Key Exercise Enzyme That Could Inform Diabetes Treatment

Researchers have investigated the role of a certain enzyme in regulating energy in muscle and...

Roanoke City Public Schools Receives $450K State Grant to Build First Solar-Powered Microgrid at any K-12 School in Virginia

Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) has been awarded a grant from the Virginia Department of...

Flood Awareness Week: Virginians urged to check flood risk and obtain flood insurance

RICHMOND, Va. — Governor Glenn Youngkin has designated March 9-15 Virginia Flood Safety Awareness Week to emphasize the importance of flood preparedness and mitigation...

National Champion Trees program revitalized

Virginia’s Big Trees are once again part of a national register cataloging the largest of 561 species of tree. Of those, the largest trees...

Expert to Discuss Firearm Suicide Prevention at Fralin Biomedical Research Institute

Suicides, a leading cause of death in the U.S., account for approximately half of all firearm-related deaths. And over half of all suicide deaths...

Burn Ban in Effect for Roanoke County, Virginia

(Roanoke County, VA—March 4, 2025) From the Roanoke County Fire Marshal’s Office: Effective March 5, 2025: Due to the forecasted strong winds for the...

Whole Health Consortium at Virginia Tech funds teams to tackle community health challenges

A newly funded research project is helping Acadia Lewis harness the power of geospatial technologies to help a world of hurting veterans. "Working on this project...

Virginia Tech Rescue Squad receives first place, MERIT status at national conference

Thirteen members with the Virginia Tech Rescue Squad attended the 32nd annual National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation Conference in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and won first place...