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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...
Snow, Ice, Melting Dominate Area Weather
For the second time this winter, Mother Nature reared her head throughout the Roanoke Valley.Following late-January's foot-plus snowfall, things fell into place again Sunday...
RSO to Perform Music of Wagner, Barber, and Tchaikovsky With Violin Soloist Akemi Takayama
A masterworks performance by the Roanoke Symphony Orchestra featuring violinist Akemi Takayama and the raw emotion and romantic lyricism created by composers Wagner, Barber, and Tchaikovsky...
Toppled Trees, Downed Power Lines Dominate Area Cleanup Effort After Storm
The Roanoke Valley switched gears in dealing with snow and ice from Sunday through Tuesday to tackling the cleanup and handling power outages on...
Reviving an Old American Valentine
There’s a sweetheart of an American tradition that has mostly vanished. It’s called “love of country.”
But “country,” here, means more than campaign talk. At...
Tech Team Places 4th in Hyperloop Competition, Advances to Build Prototype
The Hyperloop at Virginia Tech team, "Vhyper," scored big in Texas with a fourth place finish and a Technical Excellence Award against more than...
VTC Research Scientists Make Key Finding in How Brain Works
The brain still has a lot to learn about itself. Scientists at the Virginia Tech Carilion Research Institute have made a key finding of the...