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Physician-Turned Tech Executive to Speak on AI in Medicine in Roanoke

When Vivian Lee talks about how artificial intelligence (AI) may shape the future of health care, she speaks from experience. Lee has spent decades at the frontline of health...

Beloved Roanoke Therapy Dog Battles Cancer With Community Support

Ragnar gave himself to others in some of their darkest days for most of the...

Omnium + Scratch Race Wins for Virginia’s Blue Ridge TWENTY28

This year will look a little different than seasons past—in the best way. We’re leaning...

Shockwave Therapy Helps Roanoke Dog Regain Mobility and Quality of Life

Lindsay Caplan knew something had changed the moment she pulled into the parking lot. For years,...

Class Project Grows Into Lasting Food Access Effort in Roanoke

Etta Hanlon didn’t expect a class assignment to blossom into a sustained community partnership addressing...

Hidden Valley Stuns Christiansburg With 78-62 Win In Regional Final

by Bill Turner Hidden Valley put on a clinic Friday night at Salem High School as the Titans rolled to the 78-62 win over previously...

Harlem Globetrotter Buckets Blakes Visits YMCA

by Bill Turner “The important thing is to get up and get moving - to ‘Spin’,” Globetrotter Buckets Blakes told children last week at the...

Lady Titans Pull Away for 59-36 Win in Region IV Division 4 Playoff

by Bill Turner Sunday afternoon, Hidden Valley senior Liz Burke walked the stage at Cave Spring High School modeling prom gowns for an After Prom...

Around the Hardwoods with Wild Bill

by Bill Turner High school tournament play has reached the regional level and for our local teams the troops are beginning to dwindle. Here’s...

International Tennis Professional Lands Academy In Roanoke

by Gene Marrano Once he was tennis royalty, battling the likes of Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe, winning fourteen singles titles, including the Australian Open...

Baseball Hall Of Fame Dinner Evokes Tears, Laughter

by Gene Marrano The Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame existed only as a roster of inductees and an annual dinner until a few years ago,...
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