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Ollen Bruton Smith, the founder and executive chairman of Sonic Automotive, Speedway Motorsports and Speedway Children’s Charities died today of natural causes.
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Michael Lecik, a former Air Force firefighter and assistant chief at the Huguenot Volunteer Fire Department, was diagnosed in 2019 with multiple myeloma, a condition tied to the high-risk, carcinogenic workplace conditions that come with being a military firefighter.
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Tamara Campbell’s daughter, MaDee, inspired the birth of a small local nonprofit. MaDee Boxler’s battled with cancer lasted more than 18 months – and the MaDee Project was started in 2010 to commemorate her life.
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The University of Virginia will invest more than $75 million in an interdisciplinary effort to pioneer life-changing advances in neuroscience while simultaneously mapping the workings of the human brain.
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A little common sense and the right preparation will go a long way in keeping your summer plans safe and fun.
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The 11th annual Richmond International Film Festival brings six days of award-winning film premieres to various venues across Richmond June 7-12.
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Another terrorist slips into the classroom, into the news.
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Alzheimer’s costs our nation an astonishing $321 billion per year, including $206 billion in costs to Medicare and Medicaid. If we continue along this trajectory, Alzheimer’s is projected to claim the minds of 12.7 million seniors and nearly surpass $1 trillion in annual costs by 2050.
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Since Trump rose to power in 2016, my concerns about the future of America have only been gravely compounded.
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Early in his 25-year career as a photographer, videographer, and explorer, Chris Kugelman, a 1994 Virginia Tech alum, worked an astonishing 14 months in the frigid cold of Antarctica for the National Science Foundation.
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