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Salem Mayor’s Office: We Have To Install The Spy Cameras Before We Can Discuss The Spy Cameras
On March 9, 2010, in the heated struggle to approve the controversial “Obamacare” legislation (aka "Affordable Care Act"), then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) made national headlines when she...
Road Project To Begin at Route 220 and International Parkway/Ashley Way
Work will start in May on a road construction project to improve traffic flow and...
VA Tech Expert Says Fireflies Aren’t Going Extinct But Numbers Dwindling
For many people, fireflies lighting up backyards is a sign of summertime. The thrill of...
“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...
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...
STEAM Coffee + Eatery Opens at Hotel Roanoke
STEAM Coffee + Eatery, a grab-and-go retail space that opened to the public on Oct. 10 in The Hotel Roanoke & Conference Center, is...
Governor’s School 3rd Annual Shelly STEM Challenge Names “Parking Garage Storm Water Challenge” Winners
On Saturday, October 20, 2018, RVGS hosted the 3rd Annual Shelly STEM Challenge. Eight Governor’s Schools from across Virginia brought 40 students to participate...
Ongoing Flood Damage Repairs to Impact Route 220 Traffic Until Early November
The Virginia Department of Transportation has scheduled lane closures on Route 220 in Franklin and Roanoke counties that will impact traffic for several weeks.These...
Ferrum College Inaugurates Twelfth President, David L. Johns, Ph.D.
Ferrum College celebrated the inauguration of its twelfth president, David L. Johns, Ph.D., on Friday, October 19 in the Vaughn Chapel on campus. The...
Researchers study Iron Man-like Exoskeletons to Improve Worker Productivity, Safety, and Well-being
Over the next decade, American manufacturers are facing an industrial skills gap with projections of 2 million manufacturing jobs going unfilled due to a...
‘Into Your White Coat’ Curriculum Prepares Medical Students for White Coat Ceremony
As Donald Steinweg comforted the family of one of his favorite patients who passed away from complications due to progressive heart failure, his daughter...