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Roanoke Star To Be Acquired By Paradise Media

Some time in the next couple of days as final documents are signed and files are shared The Roanoke Star website will become the property of Paradise Media, a...

Fralin Institute: Words Activate Hidden Brain Processes Shaping Emotions, Decisions and Behavior

In an unprecedented new study in the journal Cell Reports, researchers have shown neurotransmitters in the...

Youngkin Applauds VEC’s Transformation and Accomplishments During Visit

Governor Glenn Youngkin today visited the Virginia Employment Commission (VEC) to recognize the agency’s remarkable...

New Supercomputer Will Help Applied AI Research Soar

A lot can change in four years.In January 2021, Advanced Research Computing, a unit within...

VA General Assembly Introduces Bill to Enhance Road Safety for Wildlife and Motorists

The Virginia General Assembly just introduced House Bill 2025 (HB2025), which aims to improve road...

A “Night Out” with Friends

Mount Pleasant in eastern Roanoke County is quite the peaceful community place nowadays - but it wasn’t always that way. More than 20 years...

No Indecision Here: Salem Announces Amphitheater

Longwood Park is currently home to a playground, several courts and picnic shelters. There’s even a portable stage sitting in one corner, but the...

City Catalogs Parkland, Looks for More

One thing Rupert Cutler wanted to see when he returned to Roanoke City Council: the environmentalist wanted to see the Parks and Recreation department...

Bethany Hall: A Haven for Recovering Women

Founded in 1970, Bethany Hall in Roanoke provides a comprehensive residential treatment program for adult women recovering from alcohol and other chemical dependency.  Its...

Manif Spaciale

Making a point on two wheels: Manif Spaciale, an event sponsored last Friday by the Car Less Brit Museum, was designed to help...

A Block, a Tackle and a Prayer . . . FCA Watermelon Ministry

High Schools around the Valley kicked off the 2009 Football season this week with Two-A-Day practices and plenty of “shake the rust off” conditioning...