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Hurricane Erin highlights rapid intensification trend, says VA Tech experts

Forecasters are warning of dangerous rip currents along the East Coast this week as Hurricane Erin moves through the Atlantic. While the storm won’t make landfall, Virginia Tech experts caution it still poses significant risks and highlights a troubling trend in how hurricanes are evolving. The storm intensified at record...
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Opera Roanoke Opens Its 50th Anniversary Season with Love and Sacrifice

Opera Roanoke proudly launches its landmark 50th Anniversary Season with an unforgettable evening of passion, drama, and soaring music. Love and Sacrifice: A Tribute...

Youngkin Announces Record-Setting Tourism Spending, $35.1B in Virginia in 2024

Governor Glenn Youngkin and Virginia Tourism Corporation (VTC) announced that Virginia’s tourism industry generated a record high $35.1 billion in visitor spending in 2024,...

BECKY MAUPIN: Back-to-School Doesn’t Have to Mean Back-to-Sick

It happens every year like clockwork. The backpacks are still new. The lunchboxes aren’t even sticky and stained yet. The grumbling about homework hasn’t started...

BOB BROWN: WORRY

A VA Tech Expert on Protecting Pets From Blue-Green Algae

As people and their pets seek relief from the heat in lakes and ponds, a Virginia Tech veterinary expert warns of a hidden danger lurking in the water. “Toxic...

Farm Credit Hosts Virtual Farm Education Series

The Farm Credit Knowledge Center will be hosting a virtual educational series called Grow Your Knowledge to Grow Your Farm, starting September 9, 2025. Participants will receive weekly...

Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office to Host Second Annual Safe Community Fair

The Roanoke City Sheriff’s Office is proud to announce the return of the Safe Community Fair, a family-friendly event dedicated to promoting safety, connection, and well-being across the...

Blue Hills Golf Course Hosts $250,000 Hole-in-One Challenge

United Way of Virginia’s Blue Ridge (UWVBR) and the Western Virginia Water Authority (Authoirty) collaborated with Altec Industries to present an exciting fundraising opportunity to support Virginia’s Blue...

CAREY KINSOLVING: KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD

If Jesus Came With You to School, What Would You Do? (Part 2 of 2) “If Jesus came with me to school, I would respect...