2+ hour, 24+ min ago  (187+ words) is the host and senior editor of "Marketplace Morning Report, a roundup of the weekday's top economic and business headlines, all delivered in under 10 minutes. Prior to her role on the morning show, Adams was the host and senior editor…...

2+ day, 6+ hour ago  (529+ words) Even the fiercest cat lovers know, our furry felines can have unpredictable behavior. But did you know, many cats are trainable? Students at Virginia Tech spent the past semester successfully training 14 shelter cats. Many people think cats just don't want…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (15+ words) Governor Abigail Spanberger has vetoed slot-machine style "skill games." But, that won't change much. .....

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (33+ words) Public school districts across Virginia are looking at declining enrollment numbers, and the question of whether to close schools. In the city of Roanoke, it's a different story: Officials are facing overcrowded schools....

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (1038+ words) James Madison University is hosting the "Women in French" conference on May 7-9, and I will be presenting my research on the representations of the late French Queen in popular culture during the opening ceremony. Part of my collection has been…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (419+ words) There's a shortage of water plant operators nationwide, and that's expected to grow as more workers retire. Caleb Taylor, executive director for the New River Valley Regional Water Authority, said water operators have good job security. Though automation can assist…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago  (435+ words) At a budget retreat meeting in early April, Lynchburg's head of finance shared that the private Christian institution Liberty University had plans to nearly double its number of on-campus students, news she and the city manager brought to ratings agencies…...

2+ week, 19+ hour ago  (315+ words) The U. S. Department of Energy has selected Virginia Tech and the Southeastern Universities Research Association to operate the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility in Newport News. The Jefferson Lab is one of the nation's leading nuclear physics research facilities and draws…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago  (30+ words) The Richmond school's board of visitors voted to fund what VCU calls the East Marshall Street Well Project, an effort to right wrongs committed more than a century ago....

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (85+ words) WVTF Want children to score higher in reading and math? Try early intervention Infants and toddlers with disabilities and developmental delays may benefit from therapy services before they even start school. Now, researchers have evidence of how early intervention is…...