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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 a Fairfax County bus stop with multiple knife wounds to the upper body. Minter...

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...

Carilion Clinic Foundation Establishes Children’s Miracle Network Endowed Chair in Pediatric Medicine

In partnership with Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) of Southwest Virginia, the Carilion Clinic Foundation has...

Science Museum Celebrates 40th Birthday

Big things are in store at the Science Museum as they celebrate the 40th birthday of the museum with an open-house Birthday Party...

Serving It Up Hot!

Roanoke’s first annual Wingfest, presented by BB&T and Haley Scion, was a big success as people from all over the valley turned out to...

Goodlatte Decries Deficit, New Health Care Bill

Sixth District U.S. Congressman Bob Goodlatte held what he called an “America’s Speaking Out Town Hall” last Saturday at Virginia Western Community College. Goodlatte,...

Stovall Looks To Shift Gears This November

Mike Stovall has been a presence in education in Roanoke County Schools for over fifteen years as a member of the school board, serving...

Center in the Square Announces Major Grants, Public Campaign

Center in the Square has announced “Igniting Dreams, Energizing Promises” – the Campaign for Center in the Square -- a volunteer led $9 million...

A New Mission For Parsons – Serving In Africa

Elizabeth Parsons may be known better in these parts as an editor and writer for several local publications, but recently she has embarked on...