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DCR Issues Reminder Warning for Low Head Dams

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is supporting April Low-Head Dam Public Safety Awareness Month to encourage Virginians to protect themselves from the dangers associated with these structures. A...

Sens. Kaine / Warner Vote To Keep Flying Illegal Aliens Into US Cities

More evidence of governmental dysfunction was displayed March 21-23. Despite the US National Debt at over...

VA Free Clinics Await First Funding Increase in Years

The network of Virginia free clinics may receive its largest funding increase since 2016 to...

Bad News: Bradford Pear Trees Are Blooming Again

You’ve probably seen the beautiful white flowers of Callery pear trees, more commonly known as...

Youngkin Acts on 67 Bills / Vetoes 30 That Would Punish Law-Abiding Gun Owners

Amends 6 Bills and Signs 4 Bills Making It Harder for Criminals to Use Guns Governor...

Fall Wildfire Season Begins Soon

Fall wildfire season in Virginia begins Sunday (Oct. 15) and runs through Nov. 30.  Residents are being asked to be extra careful with anything...

VTC Medical Student Explores Alternative Approaches to Opioid Addiction Treatment

A year ago, Andrew Gaddis, a third-year student at the Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine, embarked on a Fulbright research grant to learn...

Forty Years In Coming: Amtrak Arrives on October 31st

After an absence of almost 40 years passenger train service returns to downtown Roanoke via Amtrak on October 31, a day after the ceremonial...

Hokie BugFest Creeps Back Into Blacksburg

Bugs, bugs, and more bugs! If you’d like to see hundreds of spiders, bees, cockroaches, and other small creatures all in one place, come...

Star City Reads Will Distribute Books at Fall Festival

A program that has helped Roanoke win two of its seven All American City Awards from the National Civic League is in full swing...

Local Emergency Officials React To Las Vegas Mass Shooting

Dr John Burton chairs the emergency medicine department at Carilion Clinic. As a Level 1 trauma center there’s always a mobilization plan in place. If...