Saturday, May 18 2013 6:13 PM EDT2013-05-18 22:13:12 GMT
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - An emergency official says about 50 to 60 people were injured after car drove into a group of hikers at a parade in a small Virginia town. Washington County director of emergencyMore >>
DAMASCUS, Va. (AP) - An emergency official says about 50 to 60 people were injured after car drove into a group of hikers at a parade in a small Virginia town. Washington County director of emergencyMore >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 4:51 PM EDT2013-05-18 20:51:47 GMT
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's activist conservative attorney general beloved by the tea party for his aggressive challenges to federal mandates has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nominationMore >>
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - Virginia's activist conservative attorney general beloved by the tea party for his aggressive challenges to federal mandates has won the Republican Party's gubernatorial nominationMore >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 4:38 PM EDT2013-05-18 20:38:14 GMT
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) - The Coast Guard is searching in Virginia for two men whose small boat capsized in the Rappahannock River. The Coast Guard says a resident near Tappahannock noticed the 15-foot boatMore >>
PORTSMOUTH, Va. (AP) - The Coast Guard is searching in Virginia for two men whose small boat capsized in the Rappahannock River. The Coast Guard says a resident near Tappahannock noticed the 15-foot boatMore >>
Saturday, May 18 2013 2:09 PM EDT2013-05-18 18:09:03 GMT
FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) - A Mega Millions ticket sold in Farmville has matched all six numbers in the latest drawing and will split the estimated $190 million jackpot with the holder of another winning ticketMore >>
FARMVILLE, Va. (AP) - A Mega Millions ticket sold in Farmville has matched all six numbers in the latest drawing and will split the estimated $190 million jackpot with the holder of another winning ticketMore >>
BLACKSBURG, VA. (AP) - Virginia Tech has established a new Center for Drug Discovery to accelerate research that could lead to new treatments for a host of diseases.
The Blacksburg school says officials envision the center will be a major force in drug discovery and delivery in the U.S. The center is housed in the College of Science.
Among the diseases that the university says it will research treatments for cancer, Alzheimer's disease, cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis, diseases of the central nervous system, and parasitic diseases such as malaria.
Center director David Kingston says that the role of universities in the field of drug discovery research is important as major pharmaceutical companies downsize.
Officials say the center's principal participants have more than $29 million in combined current research support.
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