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Fralin Biomedical Institute Takes Aim at Tobacco Use, Cancer Rates and Informing Policy
Open-water swimming requires athletes to take into account a wide number of variables. Roberta Freitas-Lemos said when she’s in the ocean, temperature fluctuations, murky conditions, and the motion of...
Roanoke County Taxes / Budgeting Play Role In Vinton GOP Primary
Many now feel the pain of inflation while buying daily items like gas, restaurant meals...
DMV Urges Virginians to Prioritize Pedestrian Safety Behind The Wheel
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is asking for drivers to help keep pedestrians...
Forest Service / Partners Release Elk From Kentucky Into West Virginia
Elk have been a staple at Kentucky’s Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area for...
Virginia Receives Over $100 Million in Opioid Settlement Funds
~ The approximate total of $108.4 million stems from seven different opioid settlements ~
Attorney General...
Orvis’ Fly-Fishing and Outdoor Festival & Conference Coming to Roanoke
Orvis is bringing its national fly-fishing and outdoor festival to Roanoke in March.
Down the Hatch is on March 21 at Elmwood Park and will...
General Assembly Passes Bills to Combat Human Trafficking of Minors
The General Assembly has passed two identical bills intended to help social workers in the fight against minor-involved human trafficking. The bills, introduced by...
VA Tech, UVA, Carilion and Inova Announce Statewide Health Research Projects
The Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) partnership between Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia, Carilion Clinic, and Inova Health System has awarded $200,000...
Bills Advance to Expand In-state Tuition Regardless of Citizenship Status
The state Senate and the House have advanced bills to make students living in the U.S. without documentation eligible for in-state tuition.
SB 935, introduced...
Bill Allows Renters to Make Certain Repairs If Landlord Doesn’t Respond
A bill that gives tenants the power to make repairs on their property and deduct the costs from their rent, with conditions, recently passed...
Groups Split Over Proposed Overdose Immunity Bill
Groups, including former drug users, are split over a Senate bill that would give immunity to both someone reporting or experiencing an overdose.
In a...
