BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Sept. 7 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: U.S. Air Force Capt. Benjamin Pederson, a 2017 Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets alumnus who earned his degree in meteorology from the College of Natural Resources and Environment in 2018, was selected as the Hokie Hero for Saturday's football game against Marshall. The Hokie Hero program honors corps alumni who are deployed. Recipients are highlighted by Bill Roth and Mike Burnop during their radio broadcast of Hokie footb  more

MCLEAN, Virginia, Sept. 7 -- TEGNA, a broadcast, digital media and marketing services company, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Games to reach approximately 10 million people in Texas, nearly tripling the current number of households the Mavericks can reach across the state * * * DALLAS and TYSONS, Va. - The Dallas Mavericks today announced a new multi-year broadcast rights agreement with TEGNA (NYSE: TGNA) to bring all Mavericks games not exclusively televised natio  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release on Sept. 6, 2024: Gov. Jim Justice today announced that Gauley Season has officially begun. The Gauley River National Recreation Area will offer whitewater rafters from around the globe an opportunity to take on some of the world's top whitewater runs in a picturesque fall backdrop that is practically heaven-sent. Each fall, more than 40,000 people flock to the New River Gorge National Pa  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, Sept. 7 -- Gov. Jim Justice, R-West Virginia, issued the following statement on Sept. 6, 2024: * * * Gov. Jim Justice issued the following statement tonight after learning about the death of a coal miner in Logan County. Gary Chapman, 33, of South Williamson, Kentucky passed away from injuries sustained this evening at the Mountaineer II Mine near Sharples, West Virginia. "When we lose a miner, it's not just a loss for the community, but a loss for the entire State  more

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia, Sept. 6 (TNSres) -- University of Virginia Health issued the following news release: Arthritis drugs already available for prescription have the potential to halt lingering lung problems that can last months or years after COVID-19 infections, new research from the School of Medicine and Cedars-Sinai suggests. By examining damaged human lungs and developing an innovative new lab model, the scientists identified faulty immune processes responsible for the ongoing lung  more