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Virginia Receives Over $100 Million in Opioid Settlement Funds
~ The approximate total of $108.4 million stems from seven different opioid settlements ~
Attorney General Jason Miyares has announced that Virginia has received another round of payments from settlements...
Wildlife Center Releases Owl From Mill Mountain Star For First Ever Flight
On March 14, 2023 a Roanoke City police officer brought the Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center...
AG Miyares Takes Action as Bank of America Accused of “De-banking Conservatives”
Attorney General Jason Miyares joined a 15-state coalition in a letter demanding Bank of America...
VCE: For Virginia, Less-Mow April is Better Than No Mow May
Each May, millions of people preserve the blooming dandelions and clover in their lawns by...
“Green Technology” Requires Mined Materials – And A Workforce to Meet Demand
The mining industry is booming, but the industry is digging deep to find highly trained...
Miss Virginia Partners with Virginia ABC to Teach Students about Making Smart Choices
Beginning this fall, Miss Virginia Emili McPhail will share the importance of making healthy choices with students in Virginia elementary schools as part of...
VML Recognizes Roanoke with Highest Go Green Virginia Award
The City of Roanoke has received the Virginia Municipal League’s highest environmental award, the Go Green Virginia Platinum Certification. This program reviews the city's...
BBB Alert: IRS Phone Scam Returns to Region
In the aftermath of Hurricane Florence, BBB is alerting Western Virginia residents that the IRS phone scam has grown in popularity once again.
Since the...
VA Tech / State Farm Collaborate to Secure FAA Waiver for Drone Operations in Areas Impacted by Hurricane Florence
State Farm has been granted a first-of-its-kind waiver for drone operations to assess damage in communities impacted by Hurricane Florence.
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) waiver...
VT Research Develops World’s First Passive Anti-frosting Surface
New Technology Fights Ice With Ice
Nothing foretells the coming of winter like frost on windshields.
While the inconvenience of scraping or defrosting car windows may...
Roanoke High School Students Get Birds-eye View of Virginia Tech
Twenty-one ninth- and 10th-graders from Roanoke County and City schools visited Virginia Tech’s campus earlier this summer to participate in a four-day capstone experience...
