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Santa Claus has decided to take a few hours away from the elves and reindeer to come and help the...

Richard Barnett told his wife not to get her hopes up when she learned a winning Mega Millions lottery ticket...

More than 2,600 Hokies will graduate on Friday during Virginia Tech’s fall commencement ceremony, which will be held virtually this...

Star gazers should mark their calendars for the winter solstice on December 21 to observe the rare alignment of Saturn...

Virginia Governor Ralph Northam was joined Monday by Kelly Sweet, Director of Pharmacy for the Bon Secours Health System, in...

The Town of Blacksburg puts up holiday decorations in the late 1970s. (This image from the News Messenger Collection and...

Virginia Tech alumnus Jeff Werner led a team of Hokie alumni and fans to create Localyte, an app that allows...

A Halloween-themed Zoom party was just one of the ways members of XDA stayed connected with their friends who take...

WASHINGTON—Chicken is a staple protein in many households—and demand remains strong as consumers continue flocking to poultry products during the...

The travel and tourism industry has faced enormous hardship from the COVID-19 pandemic and will take years to recover, says...