Government shutdown also effecting researchers at Virginia Tech Ian Price January 18, 2019 1 min read Federal employees are not the only ones feeling the effects of the partial government shutdown. Researchers at Virginia Tech are also dealing with funding issues, as WFIR’s Ian Price reports: Share: Continue Reading Previous: UPDATE: Victim of fatal car-truck accident identifiedNext: Two charged with sexual abuse, murder of two-year-old boy Related Stories 1 min read Roanoke gears up for annual Freedom Festival & Fireworks on Thursday Web Staff July 2, 2025 1 min read Rapper Flavor Flav offers condolences to family of Smith Mountain Lake drowning victim Clark Palmer July 2, 2025 1 min read Two plays coming soon, Mo Willems is interactive at the Taubman – and a new director at SWVA Ballet Gene Marrano July 2, 2025