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VA Tech’s Tina Rost Earns CAREER Award for Materials Breakthrough

Materials science research has been advancing and improving products in the world around us for decades. Traditionally, those materials are developed by tweaking what is already naturally stable. But Virginia Tech Assistant Professor Tina Rost is flipping that research on its head. With a nearly $800,000 National Science Foundation Faculty Early...
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Pamplin Park’s Independence Day Celebration Returns

Pamplin Historical Park & The National Museum of the Civil War Soldier will celebrate America's Independence on July 4, 2025 from 9:00 a.m. to...

Virginia Workforce Program Named Nation’s Best, Says Youngkin

Governor Glenn Youngkin has announced that Virginia is ranked No. 1 in the United States for customized workforce training in the 21st annual Business...

BOB BROWN: “Portraits of the Human Person”

On the night of June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump said all seven B2 Bombers had safely returned from an unprecedented successful attack on...

LUCKY GARVIN: Tommy

Roanoke Offers $7.76 Holiday Admission at Parks and Rec Centers

Roanoke County Parks, Recreation and Tourism invites the community to celebrate Independence Day weekend with special savings at their recreation facilities. Beginning July 3 through July 6, 2025,...

Smith Mountain Lake Cleanup Nets 26 Tons of Debris

Community volunteers collected more than 26 tons of debris as part of the 37th Annual Take Pride in Smith Mountain Lake Cleanup Days according to the final 2025...

TRIO Programs Empower First-Generation Students Across Southwest Virginia

Karlee Shivley can’t wait to be a Hokie this fall — but there was a time when college felt out of reach. “As a sophomore, I really didn’t think...

Lucy Addison High School Named Virginia Historic Landmark

The original Lucy Addison High School, built in 1928 as a segregated high school for Black Roanokers, is one of nine historic places recently listed in the Virginia...

CAREY KINSOLVING: KIDS TALK ABOUT GOD

Why Does The Bible Call Jesus "The Word"? “Jesus is the Word because through him all things are made,” says Jonathan, 8. “What he said...