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DCR Issues Reminder Warning for Low Head Dams

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is supporting April Low-Head Dam Public Safety Awareness Month to encourage Virginians to protect themselves from the dangers associated with these structures. A...

Sens. Kaine / Warner Vote To Keep Flying Illegal Aliens Into US Cities

More evidence of governmental dysfunction was displayed March 21-23. Despite the US National Debt at over...

VA Free Clinics Await First Funding Increase in Years

The network of Virginia free clinics may receive its largest funding increase since 2016 to...

Bad News: Bradford Pear Trees Are Blooming Again

You’ve probably seen the beautiful white flowers of Callery pear trees, more commonly known as...

Youngkin Acts on 67 Bills / Vetoes 30 That Would Punish Law-Abiding Gun Owners

Amends 6 Bills and Signs 4 Bills Making It Harder for Criminals to Use Guns Governor...

VT Research Bridges Gap Between Technology and Farmers In The Field

Hovering between the clouds and the cows, Wyatt Bunn keeps a stealthy eye on his family’s cattle. “When I fly by, they don’t notice it,...

Planning Organization Explores Ways to Keep the Valley Congestion Free

Congestion Management Process seeks public input on potential congestion hotspots By most objective measures the Roanoke Valley doesn’t feel the same traffic pain as many...

Bill Defining Milk Aims to Give Dairy VA Farmers Supermarket Advantage

As people drink less dairy milk and some turn to plant-based alternatives such as oat, soy and almond milk, dairy farmers say they're struggling....

Roanoke To Host Tech Old Guard Society of Golden Alumni Reunion

Virginia Tech will celebrate its Old Guard Society of Golden Alumni Reunion May 21-23 in Roanoke. The reunion is for all alumni who graduated in 1969 and...

DISTRACTED DRIVING: Bill Seeks To Ban Holding Cellphones While Driving

Karen Giles was proud of her 30 years as a volunteer firefighter and emergency medical technician, her daughter said, until she was killed last...

Republican-backed Gun Bills Go Nowhere In Spite of Massive Rally

Democrats halted a slew of Republican-backed gun legislation Tuesday, including bills that would not require concealed carry permits, allow firearms in places of worship,...