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Virginia Aviation Award Winners Announced

The 2025 Virginia Aviation Award (VAA) winners were announced Wednesday at a ceremony in Roanoke. Virginia Department of Aviation (DOAV) Director Greg Campbell honored three Virginians with awards for...

Youngkin Releases July Employment Survey Results

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced yesterday that, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Current Employment...

VA Tech Researchers support pilot project to help protect the Chesapeake Bay

Virginia Tech researchers are helping lead a new state initiative that tackles one of the...

VA Tech’s partnership with Aclara aims to expand supply chain for critical minerals

Virginia Tech and the Canadian-headquartered Aclara Resources are taking a key step toward making green...

Youngkin Signs Executive Order to Strengthen Oversight of Virginia’s Nursing Homes

Governor Glenn Youngkin yesterday signed Executive Order 52, launching a series of initiatives to strengthen...

Hollins University Welcomes Fulbright Scholar Anuradha Marwah for Fall 2025 Residency

Hollins University is pleased to announce that Anuradha Marwah has been selected as a Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence for the Fall 2025 semester. Marwah, an accomplished...

Rasoul’s Antisemitic Remarks Roil Roanoke, Become Statewide Issue

Roanoke is seldom a vortex in state politics, but controversial comments this summer from Del. Salam Rasoul (D-Roanoke), who goes by the anglicized nickname...

Youngkin Declares Commonwealth “Day of Play”

Governor Glenn Youngkin has declared August 9th, 2025, as Commonwealth Day of Play, a statewide celebration designed to connect children, families, and communities through...

VA Tech Leads $2M Red Spruce Forest Revival

Virginia Tech’s College of Natural Resources and Environment will lead a $2 million project to restore red spruce forests across the Central Appalachian Highlands. The work...

Toxic well water will affect household pets first, VA Tech study finds

Dogs drink water wherever they happen to find it — a puddle, a pond, a toilet. But the stuff in their actual water bowls...

Arden Grim Returns to Roanoke Clinic That Helped Transform Her Life

If little Arden Grim wanted to see the fuzzy red guy from Sesame Street, she had to eat her breakfast. Elmo was at the bottom...