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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 risk. Veterinarians with the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine say dogs are increasingly vulnerable to this...

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...

Veterinary Experts Provide Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak

The outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that has moved from poultry to cattle and,...

Students Immersed in Past at Pamplin Historical Park / Museum of Civil War Soldier

When teacher Erin Gilbert and her colleagues at White Oaks Elementary School in Fairfax County,...

RIDE Solutions, Preservation Foundation, Vinton History Museum Announce 2019 Tweed Ride

The annual ride will explore the history of Vinton this year with an 8-mile on- and off-road route. RIDE Solutions, the Roanoke Valley Preservation Foundation,...

Virginia Political Groups and Candidates Like Facebook Ads

You might call it the Facebook Election. Many voters are “cutting the cord” from cable TV, and candidates and political organizations are turning to Facebook...

In Memoriam: Legendary Civil War Historian James I. ‘Bud’ Robertson Jr.

“History is the greatest teacher you will ever have,” James I. “Bud” Robertson Jr. often told his students. If history is the greatest teacher,...

Elmwood on Ice Opens November 27th

Elmwood on Ice is coming back for a fifth season of downtown ice skating. slipping and sliding. The popular outdoor ice skating rink is...

Claude Moore Education Complex Expansion Receives Honor for Architectural Design

Virginia Western and Roanoke Higher Education Center collaborated on home for culinary arts The Claude Moore Education Complex expansion project in downtown Roanoke, a collaboration...

Community Invited To Virginia Tech Veterans Day Events on Nov. 11

The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will honor Veterans Day and the service of our nation’s military on Nov. 11. The Veterans Day remembrance ceremony begins at...