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Visit VBR Launches Strategic Spring Marketing Campaign

‘There’s Still Adventure Out There’ Campaign to Target Northern Virginia Visitor Market Visit Virginia’s Blue Ridge (VBR) unveiled its spring 2023 strategic marketing campaign on Tuesday, March 21 at The...

Virginia Home Prices Climb Despite Slowing Sales  

Tight inventories of homes keep Virginia’s median sales price ticking upward  According to the February 2023...

Roanoke City Town Hall To Discuss Teen Violence / Curfew On March 30

In response to an alarming increase in violence in Roanoke City, especially among its youth,...

Spots Still Open in Academic ‘Pandemic Recovery’ Program ENGAGE Virginia

There are still some spots remaining in a new academic program that aims to support...

Veterinary College / VA Department of Corrections Continue to Benefit From Partnership

Aligned by the common goal of improving Virginia agriculture, the Virginia-Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine and the...

Attorney General Miyares Announces Top 10 Consumer Complaints for 2022

As part of National Consumer Protection Week, Attorney General Jason Miyares today announced the Top 10 consumer complaints received by his Office. By highlighting...

Dems Boot Immigrant BIPOC Mother From VA Education Board

In what Northern Virginia parental rights advocate Asra Nomani branded "a reprehensible display of bigotry and xenophobia," Sen. John Edwards (D-Roanoke) joined his fellow...

Bills to Guarantee Paid Sick Days Fail at House Level

The Virginia General Assembly did not pass legislation this session to ensure paid sick days for employees, despite strong public support. A 2021 study by...

Sen. Edwards, Dems Kill Bill to Label Graphic Sexual Content in Virginia School Libraries

A bill to require the cataloging of visual depictions of graphic sexual content available in school libraries passed the Virginia House, but did...

Grant Fuels Project to Highlight Untold History Across Appalachia

From working with Appalachian communities to examining issues of displacement for refugees, two Virginia Tech faculty have made it their life and scholarly mission...

DEA Srutinizes Telemedicine as Adderall Shortage Intensifies 

Jessee Perry was able to get her Adderall prescriptions filled at her small Church Hill pharmacy until two weeks ago, she said. What Perry...