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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...

School Board Decides To Replace Cave Spring Middle School

The Roanoke County School Board has voted to proceed with a project to replace Cave Spring Middle School (CSMS).  Originally, the project called...

ID3 Racers Sweep Through Roanoke

The Independence Day Three - “ID3” - bike races put on another great show for Roanokers last weekend with two races on Sunday...

New Council Member Hits The Ground Running

Two new council members took the dais last Tuesday.  Councilman Ray Ferris felt his way through with little to say, while Councilman Bill...

Carilion Introduces Hypothermia Therapy to Southwest Virginia

Carilion Clinic has introduced a new treatment for patients who experience cardiac arrest and are resuscitated. The treatment involves using special equipment and...

Non-profits Send Kids on a Reading Adventure

Eighty percent of students engaged with Roanoke’s West End Center graduate high school, despite being economically disadvantaged and at greater risk of academic...

City Market Saturdays: One More Reason To Come Downtown

There doesn’t seem to be a shortage of reasons to visit downtown Roanoke these days, but that hasn’t stopped a local organization from...