Virginia Science Festival debuts on the Tech campus this Saturday Gene Marrano September 30, 2014 1 min read Over the next two weekends the inaugural Virginia Science Festival presents events across the state … but Blacksburg and downtown Roanoke are at the epicenter. WFIR’s Gene Marrano reports on the festival’s debut in Blacksburg: Share: Post navigation Previous: Loft apartments: no longer just for larger cities, now in BedfordNext: State police: Forensic evidence links Graham, Harrington cases Related Stories 1 min read RAM House capital campaign making progress; matching challenge grant underway Gene Marrano December 15, 2025 0 1 min read Pulaski County Motorsports Park to reopen in 2026 Web Staff December 15, 2025 0 2 min read Police search Brown University after shooter kills 2 and wounds 9 on campus Ian Price December 13, 2025 0