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Kaine / Warner Vote For Warrantless Spying On Americans But Against Trial Of Impeached Official

On April 12, the House of Representatives voted 273-147 to continue for two years a powerful and controversial surveillance authority, Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Showing...

Roanoke Co., Botetourt, Vinton Host Forums To Discuss High-Crash Locations

Roanoke County, Botetourt County and the Town of Vinton are collaborating on a  Comprehensive Safety...

What All Dog Owners Should Know About Lyme Disease

As Lyme disease cases rise in the U.S., humans are not the only ones at...

Debate Continues on Virginia Bill to Legalize Physician-assisted Death 

Both sides of medical aid in dying bill emphasize respect for human lives George Michael Vasiloff...

Virginia Receives Nearly $123 Million from Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement 

Attorney General Jason Miyares has announced that Virginia has received a payment of $122.5 million...

Ferrum College To Offer Graduate Programs in Fall 2020

After a century of educating students as a training school, junior college, and four-year institution, Ferrum College will now offer graduate degree programs, which...

Fralin Biomedical Research Institute Scientists Reveal Neural Basis of Confirmation Bias

An international research team comprising neuroscientists at Virginia Tech, University College London, and the University of London revealed brain mechanisms and functional regions that...

How Fast Must You Go to Draw a Speeding Ticket in Virginia?

“Nine you’re fine, ten you’re mine.” A Reddit user recently quoted that saying in an online discussion about speeding in Virginia. The conventional wisdom is...

Podcast Startup Enables VT Alumna to Connect Communities to Planning and Design

Growing up, Ellie Muraca was always asking questions. That passion for finding connections and starting conversations – sometimes around difficult topics – didn’t slow...

Hopewell Tops Lord Botetourt 35-7 To Win VHSL Class 3 Final

Lord Botetourt faced a pair of major obstacles Saturday afternoon in their VHSL Class 3 football championship game with Hopewell. Second on the list were...

Democratic Majority Could Bring Monumental Change to Confederate Symbols in VA 

Virginia has 110 Confederate monuments, many of which are housed in Richmond, the former capital of the Confederacy. Among the most notable are the...