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Cancer Prevention: Can Future-Focused Thinking Help Smokers Quit?

As the warning label on every pack of cigarettes tells us, smoking is harmful. It’s the leading preventable cause of death, disease and disability. And yet, nearly 15 percent of...

VDOT Lifts Lane Closures for Holiday Travel Across Virginia

If you’re headed out to do some last-minute holiday shopping, the Virginia Department of Transportation...

Virginia Credit Union, Member One Donate $15K to Roanoke, Lynchburg Youth Programs

Virginia Credit Union and its Member One division recently donated $15,000 to two community organizations...

Invest to Win Takes Flight With $20 Million Record Gift to Athletics

At a historic juncture for Virginia Tech Athletics, a donor has stepped forward to make...

New Study Shows How Neurons Organize Genetic Messages

Scientists found that messenger RNA (mRNA) molecules that carry genetic instructions to the far reaches...

Youngkin Announces Tax Rebates for Virginia Taxpayers

Governor Glenn Youngkin yesterday announced that eligible taxpayers will receive tax rebates of up to $200 this fall if they filed individually, and up...

Despite Leftwing Violence, Turning Point USA Still Holding VT Rally Sept. 24, With Gov. Youngkin, Megyn Kelly

As our region and nation reel from the senseless violence that recently stole the life of conservative icon and free-speech advocate Charlie Kirk, there...

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Unveils 2025–26 Seminar Series Lineup

The Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC lineup for the 2025-26 Pioneers in Biomedical Research Seminar Series will feature 18 internationally renowned scientists sharing the...

Youngkin Leads Effort to Improve SNAP FORWARD in Virginia

Governor Glenn Youngkin met virtually on Thursday with more than 1,500 Department of Social Services (DSS) state and local benefits workers and agency leadership...

Youngkin, Griffith Announce $11 Million for Mine Land Revitalization in Southwest Virginia

Governor Glenn Youngkin and Congressman Morgan Griffith announced yesterday that $11 million in federal funding is now available to drive economic development in southwest...

Superintendent Dr. Ken Nicely announces retirement at the end of the school year

After eight years as superintendent of Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS), Dr. Ken Nicely has announced he will retire at the end of the...