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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...

Statewide initiative aims to position Virginia as a leading hub for biotechnology innovation

Virginia Tech will play a central role in an ambitious statewide initiative to leverage strengths and partnerships across three regions in order to accelerate...

Dorothy McCargo Freeman receives Virginia 4-H Emerald Clover Award for lifelong commitment to youth

Dorothy McCargo Freeman M.S. ’84, Ph.D. ’01, a visionary 4-H leader and tireless advocate for youth, was presented with the Virginia 4-H Emerald Clover Award at...

Grand Opening of Spark by Hilton in Roanoke, VA

Roanoke, VA – Kalyan Hospitality is excited to announce the grand opening of Spark by Hilton Roanoke Airport in Roanoke, VA, a fresh and...

Five Virginia Communities Receive Grants to Restore Brownfield Sites

RICHMOND, VA – Governor Glenn Youngkin announced today that five localities across the Commonwealth of Virginia received $1.5 million in Site Remediation Grants from...

Public health students learn about health care barriers while working with EMS

On top of a full-time class schedule, some public health students at the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine are volunteering their free time to...

Roanoke Airport Soars to New Heights: 2024 Numbers Break 24-Year-Old Record

ROANOKE, Va. (Jan. 27, 2025) – Roanoke Blacksburg Regional Airport set a new passenger record in 2024, serving more than 756,000 travelers – a 2.8%...