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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,...

Passenger Traffic Remains Flat at ROA 

September 2020 flat from August 2020 at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport The Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport saw passenger traffic remain flat in September 2020 over...

Child and Adult Care Food Program Celebration Encourage Increased Awareness of VA Agriculture

Food is a foundation of living well, which is more important now than ever. This year, the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is recognizing...

September Home Sales Surge 35% Over 2019

Virginia’s booming summer housing market continues into fall According to the September 2020 Home Sales Report released by Virginia REALTORS, statewide, September home sales saw...

VDOT Seeks Comments On Starkey Road / Buck Mountain Road Roundabout

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is seeking public comment about a project to construct a single-lane roundabout at the intersection of Route 904...

Students Say Protests Motivating Them to the Polls

Voters are more divided now than they were in the 2016 election, according to a recent poll by the Pew Research Center. Many young...

VA Tech / Montgomery Executive Airport Enhances Innovation, Economic Opportunities

For the passengers of the nearly 14,000 annual flights traveling through the Virginia Tech Montgomery Executive Airport, the 310-acre airport in Blacksburg serves as a...