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Fralin Biomedical Institute Takes Aim at Tobacco Use, Cancer Rates and Informing Policy
Open-water swimming requires athletes to take into account a wide number of variables. Roberta Freitas-Lemos said when she’s in the ocean, temperature fluctuations, murky conditions, and the motion of...
Roanoke County Taxes / Budgeting Play Role In Vinton GOP Primary
Many now feel the pain of inflation while buying daily items like gas, restaurant meals...
DMV Urges Virginians to Prioritize Pedestrian Safety Behind The Wheel
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is asking for drivers to help keep pedestrians...
Forest Service / Partners Release Elk From Kentucky Into West Virginia
Elk have been a staple at Kentucky’s Land Between the Lakes National Recreation Area for...
Virginia Receives Over $100 Million in Opioid Settlement Funds
~ The approximate total of $108.4 million stems from seven different opioid settlements ~
Attorney General...
Engineers Without Borders Crowdfunding Campaign Serves Underdeveloped Communities
Engineers Without Borders, a student-run organization at Virginia Tech, is supporting a wastewater treatment project in Guatemala, a solar energy project in Uganda, and...
Roanoke’s Commonwealth Coach and Trolley Museum Devastated by Fire
A late-night fire called in early on November 1 destroyed much of a vintage bus collection overnight and now museum officials will try to...
Train Service Back in Roanoke
After a day of ribbon cutting and a ceremonial train full of dignitaries arriving from Lynchburg, Amtrak began daily service to and from the...
Community Invited to Tech Corps of Cadets’ Veterans Day Events
The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets will honor Veterans Day and the service of our nation’s soldiers on Nov. 10.
The observances begin with a Veterans Day...
Bucking The Trend: Virginia Has Cleanest Air in Last 20 years
The summer of 2017 was the cleanest ground-level ozone season in Virginia in at least 20 years, according to the Department of Environmental Quality.
“We...
Author Mark O’Connell Sets The Record Straight On Andrew Lewis Football and “Remember the Titans”
"Just the facts, ma'am. Just the facts."
The iconic request popularized in the old TV police drama "Dragnet" by Sergeant Joe Friday would likewise be...
