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Bad News: Bradford Pear Trees Are Blooming Again

You’ve probably seen the beautiful white flowers of Callery pear trees, more commonly known as Bradford pear trees, that are blooming now throughout the commonwealth. You might have caught...

Youngkin Acts on 67 Bills / Vetoes 30 That Would Punish Law-Abiding Gun Owners

Amends 6 Bills and Signs 4 Bills Making It Harder for Criminals to Use Guns Governor...

Lawmakers Pass Bill Allowing Digital News Sites to Post Public Notices

Lawmakers passed bills during the 2024 General Assembly session that impact the press, including online...

More Than 200 Students to Build Bridges / Race Concrete Canoes at Claytor Lake

Virginia Tech is gearing up to host the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Virginias Student...

VA Equity Fund Wants to Help More Disadvantaged People Cultivate and Sell Marijuana

Virginia’s plan for a recreational cannabis market includes a way to help micro businesses, formerly...

Settlement Affirms VA Religious Groups Free to Operate According to Beliefs

Alliance Defending Freedom attorneys favorably settle lawsuit on behalf of two churches, three religious schools, pregnancy center network In settlement of a lawsuit that Alliance...

Virginia Memory Project Seeks to Get Better Alzheimer’s Data / Provide Resources

Virginia will become one of the few state-backed registries that collects data on patients with dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, in order...

Roanoke Reservoirs To Benefit From Data Research Made Possible by Grant From National Science Foundation

Predicting the future of ecosystems requires a plethora of accurate data available in real-time. To enable real-time data collection, three Virginia Tech researchers have received...

Governor Glenn Youngkin Announce First of Six 2024 Spirit of Virginia Award Recipients

Governor Glenn Youngkin and First Lady Suzanne S. Youngkin presented a Spirit of Virginia Award to the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association (MVLA), the first...

Virginia Tech Celebrates National Agriculture Week

“Agriculture is the most healthful, most useful, and most noble employment of man.” – George Washington, 1797 Virginia Tech’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences will...

Coming Soon: Signs Warning Consumers About Invasive Plants

Legislation to educate consumers on invasive plant species passed in the General Assembly, but not without debate over where signage would be placed. Invasive plant...