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Youngkin Starts Statewide Food Drive for Shutdown-Affected Virginians

Governor Glenn Youngkin yesterday announced the launch of the Virginia Cares Initiative, a Commonwealth-wide food drive to support Virginians impacted by the ongoing federal government shutdown. The initiative will...

COVID-19 Vaccine Co-Designer Teresa Lambe to Deliver Lecture in Roanoke

One weekend in January 2020, immunologist Teresa Lambe received an email containing a DNA sequence. Lambe,...

Lawson Awarded 9% Tax Credits for Roanoke Housing Development

Lawson, a leading real estate firm specializing in the development, construction, and management of affordable...

Q&A with Vinton School Board Candidate Amber Reed

The Roanoke Star asked both candidates for the Vinton District School Board race to engage...

Q&A with Vinton School Board Member and Candidate Tim Greenway

The Roanoke Star asked both candidates for the Vinton District School Board race to engage...

Pinwheel Garden to Raise Child Abuse Awareness in Roanoke

The pinwheel has come to symbolize the amazing childhoods we want for all children: whimsical, happy, and healthy. Each year, to kick off April's...

Bridgewater Marina Announces New Boat Club at Smith Mountain Lake

Bridgewater Marina, the trusted name in boat rentals at Smith Mountain Lake for more than 35 years, today announced it has launched Bridgewater Boat...

Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28 Sending Five Riders to Pan Am Championships

Track cycling has always been a core part of our DNA — and here in Virginia, we may not have a velodrome, but we do have Franklin...

Your humidifier could be affecting indoor air quality, says expert

With flu rates at their highest levels in 15 years and an unusually late peak compared to previous seasons, those experiencing symptoms are looking...

Hope to Walk Plans Ukraine Trip to Help Amputees

A Blacksburg nonprofit hopes to travel in May to Ukraine to provide prosthetic legs to some of the estimated 100,000 soldiers and civilians, women...

BRRAG Kicks Off 2025 Sorriest Bus Stop Contest

ROANOKE – In this version of March Madness, it is bus stops, not basketball teams, that are going head-to-head. BRRAG, the Bus Riders of...