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Virginia Receives Over $100 Million in Opioid Settlement Funds
~ The approximate total of $108.4 million stems from seven different opioid settlements ~
Attorney General Jason Miyares has announced that Virginia has received another round of payments from settlements...
Wildlife Center Releases Owl From Mill Mountain Star For First Ever Flight
On March 14, 2023 a Roanoke City police officer brought the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center...
AG Miyares Takes Action as Bank of America Accused of “De-banking Conservatives”
Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a 15-state coalition in a letter demanding Bank of America...
VCE: For Virginia, Less-Mow April is Better Than No Mow May
Each May, millions of people preserve the blooming dandelions and clover in their lawns by...
“Green Technology” Requires Mined Materials – And A Workforce to Meet Demand
The mining industry is booming, but the industry is digging deep to find highly trained...
Gun Rights Advocates Flood Capitol As Gun Control Bills Advance
The National Rifle Association and hundreds of Second Amendment supporters flocked Monday to the State Capitol, voicing their opposition to proposed gun control bills...
VA Tech Hume Center Awarded $3.8 Million for Advanced Manufacturing Education
The Department of Defense has awarded Virginia Tech researchers $3.8 million in support of the Office of Naval Research’s Manufacturing Engineering Education Program.
The goal...
College Educators Push for Better Pay, Affordable Tuition and Press Protection
More than 30 educators and five students from colleges around Virginia visited almost 90 legislators’ offices this week to advocate for higher education initiatives.
Higher...
Woods and Wildlife Conference To Be Held In Roanoke
Owners of woodlands large and small can learn how to maximize their property’s potential at one of two Woods and Wildlife Conferences this winter. ...
Breakfast and Prayer Offered Before 2020 General Assembly Convenes
Virginia legislators called for respect and civility across the aisle just hours ahead of the 2020 Virginia General Assembly session.
Several prominent figures spoke at...
Student’s Library Work Leads to Career in Augmented Reality
Dillon Cutaiar will graduate Virginia Tech in May 2020 with a job at Microsoft in his back pocket, thanks to his virtual and augmented...
