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(WSET) -- Congressman Ben Cline released a statement after Jens Soering and Elizabeth Haysom were granted parole on Monday.Continue reading... Read more »

(Gray DC) -- Lawmakers are reacting to the first public impeachment hearings.The House Intelligence Committee heard the testimonies Wednesday of William Taylor, the acting ambassador to Ukraine, and George Kent, the deputy assistant Secretary of State. The next public hearing will be held Friday. The committee is scheduled to hear from former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine Marie… Read more »

Nearly 600 students from Roanoke-area schools visited the Radford University Carilion (RUC) campus on Nov. 8, 2019, as part of Roanoke's STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics) Day. Approximately 1,900 total students were in Roanoke for the activity.STEAM Day is an annual large-scale, highly-visible, interactive event that provides opportunities for engagement… Read more »

MOUNT JACKSON – Administrators from four area school divisions and representatives of state and national lawmakers gathered at Triplett Tech on Wednesday to discuss four issues of importance to the schools.Schools represented at the "Take Your Legislator to School" event included Harrisonburg City, and Page, Rockingham, and Shenandoah counties. Lawmakers or their representatives at… Read more »

This year marks the centennial anniversary of the American Legion and the organization celebrated it with a major legislative victory.The nonprofit has worked to give membership in the American Legion to military personnel who served in non-combat conflicts, like the Cold War and the Iranian Hostage Crisis, with the LEGION Act - which stands for Let Everyone Get Involved In Opportunities… Read more »

Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) released the following statement on the House Committee on Education and Labor's passing of H.R. 4674 – the College Affordability Act (CAA).Continue reading... Read more »

Congressman Ben Cline (VA-06) released the following statement on the House vote that spells out a process for impeachment proceedings related to President Trump's effort to strong-arm Ukraine into providing dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden.Continue reading... Read more »

COOTES STORE — Pulling up to the home at Living Waters Farm Initiative, a classic red and yellow toy car sat flipped on its head, with rolling waves of color-changing trees along the mountain almost close enough to brush your nose. The scene could belong to any family cozied up in the Valley foothills, but instead the 24-acre lot is a home away from home for healing… Read more »

At Bearing Drift, we allow our writers to have differences of opinion and we certainly do not all agree. Today was a perfect example of this. My colleague, DJ McGuire, wrote a post that stated that he was not happy with the actions of Congressman Ben Cline. While Mr. McGuire can pontificate and stick his nose up in the air (so much that if a rainstorm came he would drown), I want to give… Read more »

Professional Photographers of America and its partners in the creative community are celebrating the passage of H.R. 2426, the Copyright Alternative in Small Claims Enforcement Act (CASE Act), marking the biggest step yet in improving copyright protection under the law for small creators. The bill sailed through the House to an overwhelmingly bipartisan success with a vote of… Read more »