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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...

Residents Weigh In On Countryside

After Roanoke-owned Countryside Golf Course ceased operations on March 1 due to city government budgetary restraints, questions quickly arose as to how the land...

Goodwill Shows Off Its Fashion Sense While Raising Money

Don’t think of your local Goodwill stores as fashion centers? Think again. Raising the awareness level for what is really available at the seven...

Acting Scion Shoots The Better Side Of Roanoke

Unlike his famous actor parents, Timothy Hutton and Debra Winger, Noah Hutton aspired to be on the other side of the camera – shooting...

Living Beautifully Green in Grandin Village

Every once in a while you get more interview for your money.  Likewise, every once in a while you get more bang for your...

“Local Roots” Moves to New Expanded Location

Once in a while future dreams become today’s reality.  Joshua Smith, Executive Chef of Local Roots, a farm to table restaurant, will be living...

$100,000 Grant Awarded to “Smart Beginnings Greater Roanoke”

Smart Beginnings Greater Roanoke, a local collaborative working to improve the quality of early education and care in the Roanoke area, has received...