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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 a Fairfax County bus stop with multiple knife wounds to the upper body. Minter...

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...

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...

Attorney General Miyares Issues Opinion On Partisan Gerrymandering Push

The already-suspenseful statewide elections underwent a new "October Surprise" late last week when Virginia Democrats suddenly announced their plans to hold a special session...

Fralin Bio Scientist to Present Real-Time Brain Chemistry Insights at Penn Lecture

When Read Montague addresses the University of Pennsylvania’s Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences on Oct. 29, he will describe how he and collaborators have overcome one of neuroscience’s most persistent...

School Board Names Dr. James Soltis As New RCPS Superintendent

The Roanoke County School Board has named Dr. James (Jamie) Soltis as the next superintendent of Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS), effective July 1,...

Homesense to Open a New Store in Roanoke on November 6

Homesense, the latest retail experience from the TJX family of brands, will open its newest location in Roanoke, Virginia on November 6. The store...

Fralin Bio Researcher Reveals How Fluid Flow Shapes the Brain

Fluid moves unnoticed through the brain at a subtle yet constant pace, clearing away waste and delivering the oxygen and nutrients that keep our...

VA Tech Team Advances Ecological Forecasting with New NSF Grant

Virginia Tech researchers in the Center for Ecosystem Forecasting are expanding their efforts to include terrestrial-freshwater dynamics. The center research team recently received a $1...