Eight VT alumni have received the Medal of Honor
The names of VT's eight Medal of Honor winners are etched in a cenotaph, a symbolic tomb, at the center...
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WalletHub puts Virginia in top tier of safest states during pandemic
A new survey released Thursday, May 27, by WalletHub, a personal finance website, ranked Virginia as the 20th safest state...
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Radford University ranked one of the top schools for veterans
Radford University has been ranked No. 40 out of 100 universities in a nationwide listing of the Best Colleges and...
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Sundell Sunday volunteers clean up popular roadway
Volunteers pick up trash along Sundell Drive on Sunday. Their efforts yielded six bags of trash cleaned up along the...
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Reed and Curie halls receive LEED Gold certification
Radford University’s Reed and Curie halls are the latest campus buildings to receive LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design)...
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With early observance perhaps organized by newly freed slaves, Memorial Day began as a way to honor the Civil War dead
Originally known as Decoration Day, Memorial Day, which will be observed this year on Monday, May 31, originated in the...
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Here they come again: Make way for the cicadas, Brood X
Periodical cicada Brood X, which dwarf’s last year’s Brood IX by comparison, is set to cover most of the Mid-Atlantic...
Read moreWalletHub names Virginia best state for military retirees
With May being Military Appreciation Month and the U.S. planning to withdraw all troops from Afghanistan this year, the personal...
Read moreVirginia’s gas prices fell last week
According to GasBuddy’s price reports issued Monday, Virginia’s gas prices fell by 0.9 cents per gallon in the past week...
Read moreVirginia’s recidivism rate second-lowest in country
RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam Monday announced that Virginia’s recidivism rate is the second-lowest in the country at 23.9 percent, behind only...
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