Virginia Tech explores possibility of selling historic Hotel Roanoke

ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - One of the Star City’s most iconic landmarks might soon be up for sale. Virginia Tech is exploring the idea of selling Hotel Roanoke, a property with more than 140 years of history. Built originally as a small hotel with...

Virginia Tech Foundation considers selling historic Hotel Roanoke

ROANOKE, Va. – The Virginia Tech Foundation is exploring the possibility of selling the historic Hotel Roanoke, a landmark that has been in the city for over a century. The potential sale comes after nearly three decades of partnership between...

Historic stone walls in Morgantown, West Virginia, added to the national register

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The National Park Service has accepted the nomination of historic stone walls in Morgantown, West Virginia, to the National Register of Historic Places, recognizing their enduring craftsmanship, cultural significance, and...

Client Alert: Virginia Legislative Updates for Trust and Estate Litigation: 2025

The Virginia General Assembly passed several laws that affect trust and estate litigation in Virginia in 2025. They include more protections for estate planners, simplification of transfer-on-death deed revocation under certain circumstances, and...

Researchers Forge Innovative Paths in Immunotherapy for Cancer Treatment

At the cutting edge of cancer treatment, scientists at the Fralin Biomedical Research Institute at Virginia Tech Carilion (VTC) alongside their global collaborators are harnessing the immense potential of nanotechnology to revolutionize...

Dover Food Retail Plans Chesterfield County, Virginia, Production Operations

Related Research Refrigeration manufacturer Dover Food Retail plans to establish operations in Chesterfield County, Virginia. The more than $20 million project is expected to create approximately 300 jobs. The investment will include the...

SAIC CEO Toni Townes-Whitley Honored with 2025 Technology Good Scout Award

Toni Townes-Whitley, SAIC When SAIC CEO Toni Townes-Whitley is recognized at the Technology Good Scout Award Luncheon on Nov. 4, she’ll join a strong line of company leaders supporting its mission. The recipient of the 2025 Technology Good Scout...

WVU Tech and Millersville Secure Major Joint Grants for Clean Water Curriculum Research and Education, Call for Educator Involvement

As students head back to classrooms this fall, a new wave of clean water research and education is coming with them. West Virginia University Institute of Technology (WVU Tech) and Millersville University of Pennsylvania have each secured grants...

Grand jury indicts 2 Virginia Beach police officers for obtaining money under false pretenses

Virginia Beach officers Sgt. Rebecca Peyer and Officer Brian O’Connell indicted for fraud; both suspended pending review. Police stress accountability. VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — A Virginia Beach grand jury indicted two police officers on charges of...

Miyares Stumps with Northern Virginia Hindu Community Ahead of Election

Attorney General Jason Miyares (R) on Wednesday met with leaders of Northern Virginia’s Asian and Hindu communities to talk about their concerns surrounding education and discrimination in a roundtable discussion. Miyares is running for reelection...

Pressured by Transgender Activists, Star Academic Backs Out Of His Own Research

A renowned Canadian researcher has bowed to a pressure campaign by transgender activists who have sought to blunt the impact of research they consider a threat to minors’ access to medical gender treatments. The scholar, evidence-based medicine...

Denied Care? Patients in D.C., Maryland and Virginia Urged to Use External Appeals to Fight Back

When insurance companies refuse to pay for lifesaving medical treatment, many Americans give up, not realizing the law provides a powerful tool to challenge those decisions — the external appeal. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)...

Who is Elizabeth Simons? Meet the largest individual donor to Virginia's disgraced Dem AG nominee

Sen Tim Kaine, D-Va., tells reporters he stands behind Jay Jones amid violent text messages unearthed last week. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: The largest individual donor to Jay Jones’ flailing attorney general...

Virginia AG Candidate Walks Back Texts Fantasizing About Killing Political Opponents

The Democratic nominee in the Virginia Attorney General’s race is on the defensive after text messages sent in 2022 were revealed, showing Jay Jones fantasizing about the murders of a state GOP lawmaker and his children. Jones has received...

2 Virginia Beach police officers face felony charges

Two Virginia Beach police officers have been indicted on felony charges of obtaining money under false pretenses. Sergeant Rebecca Peyer, who’s worked for the city’s Police Department since 2007, is charged with 10 felony counts and two...

Virginia Democrats hope to extend map, pick off more GOP House seats

With more than $13.3 million in cash and help with door-knocking, campaign staff salaries and events, partisan groups and special-interest donors this summer placed their bets on the hottest House of Delegates races — including some that many...

Research Center Family & Farm Day, 2025

Bug & Butterfly Experts During the recent Virginia Tech research center’s Family & Farm Day, (from left) Shirin Parizad, Paul Semtner, Grace Rogers, and Abderrahmane Boucherf guided visitors in hands-on exploration of insects and butterflies. It...

Where the Virginia governor's race stands going into Thursday's debate

All eyes are on Virginia as the 2025 statewide elections near, and with Americans settling into President Trump's second term, a win in the governor’s race would make quite a statement for either party. With Election Day just under four weeks...

Joe Manchin receives award for leadership in advancing U.S. hydrogen technology

MORGANTOWN – In celebration of National Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Day, former Sen. Joe Manchin was honored with a Hydrogen Leadership Award for his pivotal role in advancing hydrogen for the nation across party lines. The recognition was presented at...

Ghanaian scholar makes strides in communication research, recognised for social impact 

Accra, Oct. 8, GNA – Dr Ebenezer Aidoo, an Assistant Professor at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, United States, is redefining the boundaries of communication research through a rare combination of academic rigour and...