
Shelter dogs need weekends, too: Virginia Tech researchers awarded $1.7 M grant
Much has been written about the benefits that dogs bring to our lives. Erica Feuerbacher’s mission is to help humans make life better for dogs.

Much has been written about the benefits that dogs bring to our lives. Erica Feuerbacher’s mission is to help humans make life better for dogs.

Gas prices in Virginia have fallen 5.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.44/g yesterday, according to the GasBuddy daily survey of 4,081 stations in Virginia.

Shenandoah Conservatory is canceling its regular classes and rehearsals for one week and turning over its facilities and resources to the students in order to support student-run projects that emphasize collaboration and interdisciplinary partnership.

The retaking of the House by the Democrats will soon allow them to exercise checks and balances and stop the Republicans from going down a slippery slope.

Reps. Don Beyer and Alan Lowenthal, co-chairs of the Congressional Safe Climate Caucus, want House Democrats to become the “strongest voice possible” in Congress advocating for action on climate change.

Gas prices in Virginia have fallen 5.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.49/g yesterday, according to the GasBuddy daily survey of 4,081 stations in Virginia.

When I woke up yesterday morning, I was shocked yet once again to read about Wednesday’s mass killing of 12 people during “college night” at a country music bar in southern California, sending hundreds fleeing in terror.

In honor of Veterans Day, Virginia Tech and the National Archives will host a transcribe-a-thon to make accessible an unusual collection of wartime documents.

Carry-On Trailer, Inc., a leading manufacturer of steel and utility trailers, will invest $1.6 million to expand its facility in Westmoreland County.

Premier Tech, a global leader in the horticulture and agriculture sector, will invest $1.89 million to expand its peat moss and pine bark mixing and distribution facility in King and Queen County.
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