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Dels. Rasoul, Franklin Join Dems to Vote Selves 278% Pay Raise

The Democrat-led General Assembly voted in recent days to raise the salary for State Delegates and Senators to $50,000 per year. Virginia has always had a General Assembly made of...

While Del. Rasoul Condemns ICE, Illegal Alien Stabs Fredericksburg Woman To Death At Fairfax Bus Stop

On Monday, February 23, Stephanie Minter, 41, of Fredericksburg, was found stabbed to death at...

Catawba Sustainability Center Expands Applied Research in Roanoke County

When Matthew Wagner walks the fields of the Catawba Sustainability Center, he’s thinking about more...

VA Tech Study Identifies Key Exercise Enzyme That Could Inform Diabetes Treatment

Researchers have investigated the role of a certain enzyme in regulating energy in muscle and...

Roanoke City Public Schools Receives $450K State Grant to Build First Solar-Powered Microgrid at any K-12 School in Virginia

Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) has been awarded a grant from the Virginia Department of...

Mumpower Proposes Legislation To Require Unemployed To Volunteer

Many complain that the unemployed get a free ride and have little incentive to seek employment. In the lame-duck session, Congress passed a...

“Pet Peace Of Mind” Hospice Program Keeps Pets And Families Together

Carilion Clinic Hospice has announced a new program, “Pet Peace of Mind,” which recognizes and actively supports the unique bond between hospice patients and...

Roanoke Inventor Markets Simple Internet Security Gadget

Is someone spying on you with your own webcam?  Nowadays that could be possible.  Recently there have been numerous instances of computer hackers remotely...

Hot En Roanoke?

Well, not exactly - the neon sign maker just needed to connect the two letters above the old arched entrance way to the Hotel...

Art Bridges Cultures: From SW Virginia to Tibet

Jane Vance says she likes to quote Georgia O’Keeffe. “Fill a space in a beautiful way,” she always says. And she does. Vance is...

Train Station Renovations in Sight

Roanoke City Council signed off on an application to the Virginia Department of Transportation to seek additional money to renovate the historic Virginian Railway...