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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...
City Schedules Public Meetings to Update Downtown Plan
The City of Roanoke’s Department of Planning, Building, and Development is currently in the process of updating the Downtown Plan. A public meeting was...
International Conference on Brain Health Comes to Roanoke
Neurons may be the marquee cells of the brain, but glial cells are every bit as essential — and they exist in equal or...
Roanoke County Library Employee Charged with Embezzlement
As a result of a recent routine internal audit of the Roanoke County Library Department, it was observed that several items, including four iMac computers and...
Community Invited to Veterans Day Events at Virginia Tech
The Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets’ Veterans Day remembrance ceremony on Nov. 11th will honor the service of our nation’s soldiers.The ceremony will begin at...
South County Library To Host Preseidential Debate Between Original Political Rivals Jefferson and Adams
Peyton Dixon, as John Adams, and Steve Edenbo, as Thomas Jefferson, will host an early presidential debate, “We Differ as Rational Friends: The Politics...
Salem Selected As Host For CIAA 2016 Football Championship
The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) has announced that they will be moving the CIAA Football Championship from Durham, NC to Salem. The CIAA is...