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Photo courtesy of the Alpha GalsCandice Matthis (left) and Debbie Nichols work through their podcast, blog, social media and conference...

Wednesday, June 26:   Blacksburg Farmers Market At Market Square Park, 100 Draper Rd SW, Blacksburg; 2 – 6 p.m....

RICHMOND—With lightning five times hotter than the surface of the sun and reaching temperatures of 50,000°, the effects of a...

Photo by Pheelingsmedia / Adobe Stock via Virginia Tech While heat is the number one weather-related cause of death in...

We’ve all been there; you reach for your wallet and find nothing in your pocket or purse. The panic we...

Average gasoline prices in Virginia have fallen 4.5 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.31/g today, according to...

Photo by Max Esterhuizen for Virginia TechSydney Johnson (at left) and Pablo Sobrado found a way to synthesize on a...

RICHMOND—While summer drought conditions are not uncommon in pockets of Virginia, farmers statewide are expressing concern about the forecast. An...

RADFORD – Belle Heth and McHarg elementary schools have been recognized as 2023-24 Project Lead The Way (PLTW) Distinguished Schools. ...

Graphic courtesy of Pixabay RADFORD - There is hot, and then there is hot!  Extreme heat is a period of...