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Dels. Rasoul, Franklin Join Other Dems to Vote Selves 278% Pay Raise (Effective 2028)

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...

Goodbye Snow, Hello Potholes: The One Pothole Pitfall Drivers Can Control and Tips to Avoid Seasonal Tire Troubles

RICHMOND, VA (February 26, 2025) – It’s that time of year, when potholes litter our roadways and, in many cases, hit our wallets hard....

2025 Seale Innovation Fund grants fuel health innovation

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists take on projects targeting heart disease, memory, mental health, brain development, and sugar-sweetened drinks. Heart failure. Type 2 diabetes. Problems...

7 Virginia Tech faculty members join the National Academy of Inventors

Seven Virginia Tech faculty members have been named senior members of the National Academy of Inventors. Alaa Algargoosh, Anna Duraj-Thatte, Jonas Hauptman, Brook Kennedy, Guoliang...

Novel research reveals how adversity shapes the developing brain and its connection to future health risks

While researchers have long spotlighted the role childhood abuse, poverty, and substance use play in human development, Virginia Tech’s Jungmeen Kim-Spoon is pulling back...

Women Veterans Week in Virginia Will Be Celebrated March 16 – 22, 2025

(Richmond) Virginia will recognize and celebrate the service and contributions of women who have served or continue to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces...

Rising health costs may seem dismal, but this economist says there’s hope

Vivian Ho, an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine, will visit the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC to deliver the first...