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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,...
Newest Greenway Segment Offers Country Vistas
There are busy streets and residential areas nearby, but the newest section of the Roanoke River Greenway, which just opened, includes the kind...
Roanoke City School Board Appointments and Future School Restructuring
At Monday’s Roanoke city council meeting Suzanne Moore was reappointed to the Roanoke City School Board. Her term was set to expire June...
County Hosting Hi-Tech Hunt
In search of something different to do on a weekend in Roanoke … something that takes advantage of the beautiful time of year,...
Heart Ball Helps Give Life
The local chapter of the American Heart Association held the “2010 Roanoke Heart Ball” on May 1 – one of the organizations’ biggest...
Roanoke Valley IPMS Chapter Promotes Model-Building in the Roanoke Area
Dennis Smith dates his interest in model-building to childhood days when his father built model cars. “He used to buy them, and I...
Angels of Assisi Looks to Expand
Nearly a decade ago, the Angels of Assisi animal hospital in Roanoke began life as a mobile clinic. Staffed by a veterinarian, a...
