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Fralin Biomedical Institute Takes Aim at Tobacco Use, Cancer Rates and Informing Policy
Open-water swimming requires athletes to take into account a wide number of variables. Roberta Freitas-Lemos said when she’s in the ocean, temperature fluctuations, murky conditions, and the motion of...
Roanoke County Taxes / Budgeting Play Role In Vinton GOP Primary
Many now feel the pain of inflation while buying daily items like gas, restaurant meals...
DMV Urges Virginians to Prioritize Pedestrian Safety Behind The Wheel
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is asking for drivers to help keep pedestrians...
Forest Service / Partners Release Elk From Kentucky Into West Virginia
Elk have been a staple at Kentucky’s Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area for...
Virginia Receives Over $100 Million in Opioid Settlement Funds
~ The approximate total of $108.4 million stems from seven different opioid settlements ~
Attorney General...
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...
Deloitte Alumni and Foundation Give $3 million to VT Global Business and Analytics Project
Virginia Tech has received major support for its proposed Global Business and Analytics Complex from its alumni at Deloitte and the Deloitte Foundation through...
VDOF Seeks Acorns/Nuts from Virginia Landowners
The Virginia Department of Forestry is seeking 12 species of acorns and nuts that can be planted at its Augusta Forestry Center to grow...
