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“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 or passing new laws, a number of state legislatures across the country are attempting...
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...
Amtrak Virginia Sets New Record With March 2024 Ridership
Double-digit increases seen on all four corridorsThe Virginia Passenger Rail Authority (VPRA) marked yet another...
Marine Terminal Improvements Almost Complete – No Impact Yet From Maryland Bridge Collapse
The Richmond Marine Terminal has not seen an increase in traffic following the Francis Scott...
Police Clash With Protesters at VCU Pro-Palestine Event
Law enforcement officers arrested 13 individuals during a chaotic clash that involved use of chemical...
Appalachian Murals Tell Huge Tales
Storytelling is a vivid part of Appalachian culture, stories are handed down, drifting through many generations. Today there has appeared an even more colorful...
Bill Roth Brings Virginia Tech’s New Sports Media /Analytics Concentration Into Play
During a classroom presentation last spring, a Virginia Tech student described his favorite team — the Philadelphia Eagles — as the greatest in the...
Junior Achievement of Southwest Virginia’s Annual Bowl-a-Thon to Celebrate 60th Anniversary
February ‘Throw Back’ events to commemorate decades pastJunior 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...