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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...
Roanoke Mountain Music Programs Continue at an Earlier Time
Roanoke Mountain Music Programs, presented weekly at the Roanoke Mountain Picnic Area on the Blue Ridge Parkway, milepost 120.4, will move to a 5...
Congressmen Goodlatte and Griffith Receive Spirit of Enterprise Award
The Roanoke Regional Chamber, Salem-Roanoke County Chamber of Commerce, and U.S. Chamber of Commerce presented Congressman Bob Goodlatte and Congressman Morgan Griffith with the...
Airport to Conduct Full-Scale Emergency Training Exercise
Approximately 200 airport employees, local emergency responders, and volunteers will conduct a full-scale emergency training exercise on Saturday, September 8, 2018, beginning at 9:30...
Crowded Skies: VA Tech to Hold Discussions on Drone Use Policy
“We have the equivalent of a small airline here at Virginia Tech.”
That's Greg Calvert; he's the UAS safety manager at the Virginia Tech Mid-Atlantic Aviation...
VTC Researchers Shed Dramatic New Light on Heart Disorders
Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute (VTCRI) have found evidence that may disrupt conventional understanding about how electrical activity travels in the...
Southwest Virginia to Receive $10 Million Economic Development Grant Program
A $10 million economic development grant program is coming to Southwest Virginia. The grants are part of the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) program and...