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Debate Continues on Virginia Bill to Legalize Physician-assisted Death 

Both sides of medical aid in dying bill emphasize respect for human lives George Michael Vasiloff loved music, his family and barbecues. The native Minnesotian played saxophone and clarinet and...

Virginia Receives Nearly $123 Million from Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement 

Attorney General Jason Miyares has announced that Virginia has received a payment of $122.5 million...

Veterinary Experts Provide Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak

The outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that has moved from poultry to cattle and,...

Students Immersed in Past at Pamplin Historical Park / Museum of Civil War Soldier

When teacher Erin Gilbert and her colleagues at White Oaks Elementary School in Fairfax County,...

Commonwealth of Virginia Adopts New NIL Law

Legislation goes into effect July 1, 2024  In an effort to position the Commonwealth and its...

Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia’s Annual Bowl-a-Thon to Celebrate 60th Anniversary

February ‘Throw Back’ events to commemorate decades past Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a Throw Back bowl-a-thon to...

Virginia Tech Ice Hockey Hits Home Stretch With Playoff Berth Clinched

Virginia Tech's return to the Atlantic Coast Collegiate Hockey League this season has been full of success. After an 8-year hiatus from the ACCHL, the...

Groups File Petition in DC Circuit Court to Stop Mountain Valley Pipeline

The Blue Ridge Environmental Defense League and its chapters Preserve Roanoke and Preserve Franklin have petitioned the US Court of Appeals to halt the...

VTCRI Summer Undergraduate Neuroscience Research Funded For Five More Years

A summer pilot program for undergraduate neuroscience research at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute proved so successful that National Institute of Neurological Disorders...

Beamer Selected to College Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2018

The National Football Foundation (NFF) & College Hall of Fame announced Monday that longtime Virginia Tech head coach Frank Beamer has been selected to...

Roanoke Parks and Recreation’s Urban Forestry Division Looking For Volunteers

Each year, Roanoke Parks and Recreation’s Urban Forestry division trains volunteer Tree Stewards who are interested in protecting the environment and giving back to...