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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,...
Saint Francis Service Dogs Open New Doors
Saint Francis Service Dogs, an internationally accredited service dog training organization based in Roanoke, cut the ribbon on a .2 million kennel and...
Local Colors: Twenty Years at the Helm for Pearl Fu
Despite a recent bout with colon cancer, along with the exhausting chemotherapy that came with it, and the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease that...
Rail Day Brings Out the Fans
Anyone who didn’t have a camera in their hand on the railwalk Saturday had to be in the minority. The bright blue skies...
No Money? No Problem—BegBarterSteal
The thought of truly reaching the very bottom of the proverbial piggy bank –running completely out of money / cash reserves – sends...
Retirement Not For Civitan Club Honoree Estelle McCadden
Most people think of retirement as a time to slow down and relax, but not Estelle McCadden. The 84-year-old neighborhood advocate and activist...
Commonwealth’s Attorney Has Special Interest in Combating Animal Cruelty
Before she became an Assistant Commonwealth’s Attorney for Botetourt County in February 2004, Gillian (Jill) Deegan served as a Roanoke County police officer...
