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Back in 2020, a chemical compound, called GEN-X, was detected in the water supply for the Roanoke Valley. The water reaching residents is now being filtered and is safe to drink, according to the Western Virginia Water Authority. However, it’s not clear whether it’s safe to catch and eat fish along the Roanoke River, so scientists with the Department of Environmental Quality are trying to learn more.

At least 200 thousand families across the Commonwealth are in need of affordable housing. Building new apartment buildings and town homes is one way to help. There are also projects to revitalize existing homes, including one in Floyd County.

If you drive through the small town of Pulaski in the New River Valley in the next month, you may spot a giant sculpture, with hundreds of ladders intertwined. This temporary art installation is made entirely of borrowed ladders.

It’s no news flash that employers are itching for qualified workers. Even beyond the current labor shortage, careers in health care, road and bridge building, and alternative energy need workers now, and are expected to be in high-demand for years down the road.As part of an occasional series about students training for these jobs, we learn about a young man who's learning to operate robots in the New River Valley.

The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded Virginia Tech a grant of nearly $3 million to develop cheaper electric batteries for vehicles.

The Montgomery museum was just awarded a grant by the Virginia Museum of History and Culture to digitize and study information recorded in this store ledger. They’ll use it to create an interactive exhibit, which will focus on the lives of Black people in southwest Virginia.

A reporter was dismissed after state officials complained — the latest instance of political pressure on the station from Gov. Jim Justice's administration and some state legislators.

<p>Insiders claim a growing pattern of political pressure from the office of Governor Jim Justice to use the threat of defunding to defang public radio coverage of state affairs. </p>

A reporter was dismissed after state officials complained — the latest instance of political pressure on the station from Gov. Jim Justice's administration and some state legislators.

Interviews with 20 people with direct knowledge of events at West Virginia Public Broadcasting indicate this is not an aberration but a years-long pattern.