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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...

Are we eating ourselves to death? Biomedical researchers tackle this question and more

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute scientists demystify the human body in the "Pocket Science" podcast. Can foods be addictive? Can sound heal? What if we could...

Virginia State Parks volunteer numbers increase to 221,132

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia State Parks are excited to announce that in 2024, volunteers donated a grand total of 221,132 hours of service. “Our volunteers...

Stopping Dominion Wind Construction Would Cost $6 Billion for Nothing

Citizens and groups who opposed the push to develop offshore wind under former President Joe Biden have now asked President Donald Trump to rescind...

Virginia Tech neuroscientists discover mitochondria’s role in shaping memory circuits

Virginia Tech neuroscientists have uncovered a mitochondrial process that supports the brain cells critical for learning, memory, and social recognition. Led by Shannon Farris, assistant professor...

Patrick Henry Inmate Crew Assists Virginia Department of Forestry in Putting Out Fire

CALLAWAY — Five inmates from Patrick Henry Correctional Unit responded to a large fire that burned approximately 500 acres in Callaway, Franklin County. The inmate...

Cold temperatures promote spread of a bird pink eye pathogen at winter feeders

A pathogen for bird pink eye remains viable on bird feeders in winter conditions much longer than in summer conditions without losing any of...