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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...

Leaders Mark Construction Milestone for VTC Biomedical Research Addition 

A crowd watched on Friday as a crane hoisted a steel beam four stories into the sky at the construction site for the Virginia...

Annual History Tour of Evergreen Set for October 7

Evergreen Burial Park, the oldest cemetery in Roanoke, will host their thirteenth annual guided walking tour on Sunday, October 7th. This family-friendly history tour features...

Tech Students Examine Impacts of Pipeline Through Ecological and Cultural Lens

Virginia Tech faculty and eight undergraduate students from universities around the country spent the summer monitoring ecological and social impacts of Mountain Valley Pipeline...

Wiley Drive Bridge Temporarily Closed to Vehicular Traffic

The City of Roanoke wants citizens to know that the heavy rainfall over the past weekend has created additional damage to the upper low-water...

Sinkland Farms 27th Annual Pumpkin Festival Offers 5 Weekends of Educational Fun

Sinkland Farms kicks off the first of five pumpkin-celebrating weekends on September 28th with a packed slate of entertainment including a five-acre corn maze,...

VT Carilion Research Team Identifies Potential Strategy in Fight Against Brain Cancer

Scientists with the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute say a gene involved in the body’s sleep cycle is a potential target for therapies to...