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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...
Goodlatte and Kaine Move to Designate National George C. Marshall Museum and Library
Congressman Bob Goodlatte (R-Va.) and Senator Tim Kaine (D-Va.) have introduced resolutions in both the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate to congressionally...
Road To A Better Bracket: Virginia Tech Expert Points to Probability and a Little Luck
For fans of March Madness, picking the perfect bracket can be challenging and frustrating. Annually, the college basketball tournament presents a perplexing exercise in...
Circus Trains To Pass Through Roanoke For Last Time
The Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey “The Greatest Show on Earth” Blue unit (one of two complete circuses) circus train is scheduled to...
Homelessness in Roanoke Region Declines for 5th Year
The Blue Ridge Interagency Council on Homelessness, the governing body for homeless services in the region, leads an annual Point in Time (PIT) count...
More than 11,000 Expected to Participate in 3.2-Mile Remembrance Run
Virginia Tech’s 3.2-Mile Run in Remembrance, an annual event that honors and remembers the 32 individuals who lost their lives on April 16, 2007,...
Annual Art by Bus Program Offers Slate of Visual Arts, music, and literature on public transit
RIDE Solutions, the Roanoke Arts Commission and the Greater Roanoke Transit Company have come together to present the 3rd Annual Art by Bus program....
