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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...

Virginia Room Makeover in the Works at Downtown Library

If you’ve been to the Roanoke City main library on Jefferson recently you may noticed several changes. For starters, the mezzanine area has...

Comic and Collectibles Show Comes to Salem

The Virginia Vintage Comics and Collectibles Show returns for the 13th year to the Salem Civic Center on Saturday, August 21. Over the show’s...

Mid-Summer Gardening

Some vegetable plants are starting to fail in this heat.  Squash vine borers attack any of the vine crops, causing plants to suddenly wilt...

Greenbrier Classic a Big Hit

Stuart Appleby became only the fifth player in PGA Tour history to shoot a round of 59 as he won the inaugural Greenbrier Classic...

Fleming – City Schools “Never Been Better”

School Administrator Rita Bishop introduced Gene Jones, the new William Fleming principal, at Monday’s joint meeting with City Council and the School Board. “The only...

Gov. McDonnell Tours Roanoke

Governor Bob McDonnell arrived at Steel Dynamics at noon on Wednesday and was greeted by Steel Dynamics General Manager Joe Crawford, Charles Hunter Chair...