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“Personhood” Status for Unborn Emerges as New Front Line in Abortion Battle
“Fetal personhood” has emerged as the next step of the anti-abortion movement.
By amending state constitutions or passing new laws, a number of state legislatures across the country are attempting...
Virginia Residents Will Need ‘REAL ID’ to Board An Airplane Starting May 2025
Do you have a star on your Virginia driver’s license? If not, there’s still time...
Amtrak Virginia Sets New Record With March 2024 Ridership
Double-digit increases seen on all four corridorsThe Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) marked yet another...
Marine Terminal Improvements Almost Complete – No Impact Yet From Maryland Bridge Collapse
The Richmond Marine Terminal has not seen an increase in traffic following the Francis Scott...
Police Clash With Protesters at VCU Pro-Palestine Event
Law enforcement officers arrested 13 individuals during a chaotic clash that involved use of chemical...
New Director Named For Virginia Tech School of Neuroscience
Michael A. Fox, director of the Center for Neurobiology Research at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at VTC, will transition from his current leadership position into a...
Northam Announces Moratorium on All Evictions
At Governor Ralph Northam's request a statewide moratorium on all eviction proceedings in Virginia. The Governor requested this moratorium in a letter sent to...
Orange Avenue / Hollins Road Intersection Improvement Project Begins
Work has recently begun on a $5.5 million road project to improve the intersection of Orange Avenue (Route 460) and Hollins Road in Roanoke.The...
Virginia Tech President Tim Sands Outlines Plans for 2020 Fall Semester
Virginia Tech President Tim Sands sent the message below to the campus community this on Monday morning June 8th outlining plans for the fall...
Passenger Traffic Declines Severely at ROA
April traffic was down 97% at the Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport as COVID-19 begins impacting air travel.The Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport saw a sharp decrease...
Virginia Tech Researchers Establish Reverse Genetics System to Facilitate COVID-19 Research
The novel coronavirus, or SARS-CoV-2, is currently causing a worldwide pandemic that has infected more than 5 million human beings, and the number continues...