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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...
NICU Celebration Brings Families Together
The neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) staff at Carilion Clinic Children’s Hospital hosted a birthday party on May 15 in honor of the...
Still Kicking It Up
Judging by the enthusiasm of both the performers and the crowd, the first “Down by the River” music concert at the old Victory...
County Democrats Nominate Winston for Sheriff
The Roanoke County Democratic Committee held an assembled caucus on Saturday, May 8 for the purpose of nominating a candidate for the November...
Saint Francis Service Dogs Open New Doors
Saint Francis Service Dogs, an internationally accredited service dog training organization based in Roanoke, cut the ribbon on a .2 million kennel and...
Local Colors: Twenty Years at the Helm for Pearl Fu
Despite a recent bout with colon cancer, along with the exhausting chemotherapy that came with it, and the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease that...
Rail Day Brings Out the Fans
Anyone who didn’t have a camera in their hand on the railwalk Saturday had to be in the minority. The bright blue skies...
