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Salem Mayor’s Office: We Have To Install The Spy Cameras Before We Can Discuss The Spy Cameras
On March 9, 2010, in the heated struggle to approve the controversial “Obamacare” legislation (aka "Affordable Care Act"), then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) made national headlines when she...
Road Project To Begin at Route 220 and International Parkway/Ashley Way
Work will start in May on a road construction project to improve traffic flow and...
VA Tech Expert Says Fireflies Aren’t Going Extinct But Numbers Dwindling
For many people, fireflies lighting up backyards is a sign of summertime. The thrill of...
“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...
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...
Glass Robotics Lab Expands After Pioneering New 3-D Printing Process
Artists, designers, architects, and industry members are exploring concepts in glass design through the nation’s first Collaborative Glass Robotics Laboratory, an initiative of Virginia...
VA To Offer Wide Array of New License Plates in 2016
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles’ (DMV) 200-plus special plate options now include a Cure Childhood Cancer license plate and a Newport News Shipbuilding...
VT Engineers Discover Mechanism Underlying Sloppy Way Dogs Drink
Stories about lap dogs are everywhere, but researchers at the Virginia Tech College of Engineering can tell the story of dog lapping.
Using photography and...
Roanoke Chemical Distributor Pleads Guilty – Agrees To $1.5 Million In Penalties
Chem-Solv Inc. (Chem-Solv), formerly known as Chemicals & Solvents Inc., pleaded guilty today to illegally storing hazardous waste at its facility in Roanoke, Virginia,...
Red Cross Seeks Holiday Blood and Platelet Donations
Volunteers and eligible donors can give a gift that can help save lives
As millions of Americans make their final gift purchases this holiday...
“Municipal North” Reopens to The Public
On Friday, Dec. 11, to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the opening of Roanoke’s Municipal Building, the city re-opened the north entrance to the...