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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 exercise performance for decades, but a new study by Virginia Tech scientists has identified...

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...

Carilion Clinic Foundation Establishes Children’s Miracle Network Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medicine

In partnership with Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) of Southwest Virginia, the Carilion Clinic Foundation has...

Roanoke College Poll: Virginians Oppose Democrats’ Gerrymander Scheme 52% vs. 44%.

A Roanoke College poll shows more Virginians oppose than support the Democrats' proposed vote on...

Just 1 Month After Spanberger Took Office, Boeing Defense Announces HQ Leaving Virginia For Missouri

On February 18, Boeing Defense and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth announced that Boeing is...

CEO Joy Sylvester-Johnson To Step Down From Long-time Post at Rescue Mission

One of the most familiar faces in Roanoke, credited with changing countless lives for the better, Joy Sylvester-Johnson is now transitioning to step down...

Bowers Tests Waters On A Run For Congress

Over the next few weeks outgoing Roanoke City Mayor David Bowers will be doing perhaps what he enjoys most: he will be out meeting...

Retiring Chief Perkins Ready for Next Chapter in Life

At the tender age of 46 Roanoke City police chief Chris Perkins will retire in March after 23 years with the department, a tenure...

Researchers From Around World Converge for Landsat Satellite Meeting

Virginia Tech faculty members and graduate students will get to present their remote sensing research to scientists from across the globe when the Landsat Science...

Kayak Launch Going Up Soon Along Roanoke River “Blueway”

Republican Congressman Bob Goodlatte says his involvement with improvements to the Roanoke River date back to when he worked for a former member of...

Local Lawmakers Head To Richmond

A mostly-veteran group of state lawmakers from the Roanoke area head back to Richmond in mid-January for the 2016 General Assembly session – with...