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Debate Continues on Virginia Bill to Legalize Physician-assisted Death
Both sides of medical aid in dying bill emphasize respect for human lives
George Michael Vasiloff loved music, his family and barbecues. The native Minnesotian played saxophone and clarinet and...
Virginia Receives Nearly $123 Million from Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement
Attorney General Jason Miyares has announced that Virginia has received a payment of $122.5 million...
Veterinary Experts Provide Update on Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Outbreak
The outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that has moved from poultry to cattle and,...
Students Immersed in Past at Pamplin Historical Park / Museum of Civil War Soldier
When teacher Erin Gilbert and her colleagues at White Oaks Elementary School in Fairfax County,...
Commonwealth of Virginia Adopts New NIL Law
Legislation goes into effect July 1, 2024
In an effort to position the Commonwealth and its...
Making a Difference: The Grace Lovegrove Legacy
by Elizabeth Matthews Jones
Recently, a young athlete’s heart stopped beating while running with his high school cross country team. CPR was performed by...
Roanoke City Police Chief Discusses Domestic and Gang Violence
by Valerie Garner
Tim Heaphy, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, and Associate Attorney General, Thomas Perrelli held an anti-violence forum in early...
“Mountain Junkies” Challenges Participants
by Mary E. Campagna
What’s so great about Roanoke other than its setting: the lavender laurel, moss and pine growing sweet as summer itself across...
Hiking For A Worthy Cause
by Gene Marrano
Plenty of people have climbed the 1.4 mile trail from Riverland Road to the top of Mill Mountain, but last Saturday they...
“Great Race” Sweeps By
The Hemmings Motor News Great Race came through the Roanoke Valley Sunday evening on its eight-night trek from Chattanooga, Tennessee to Bennington, Vermont. The...
U.S. Attorney Holds Anti-violence Forum
by Valerie Garner
Tim Heaphy, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Virginia, accompanied by Thomas Perrelli, Associate Attorney General, John Buckovich, Virginia Deputy Secretary...
