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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...

It’s A Guy Thing – But Women Are Welcome, Too!

A veteran of the hair-dressing and beauty business for almost twenty years, Sharon Ranney noticed that men are uncomfortable going to a salon—and...

Goodlatte Calls for Halt to Poff Building Renovation

Congressman Bob Goodlatte called the .9 million renovation of the Richard H. Poff Federal Building in Roanoke a waste of taxpayer dollars and...

No Vendor Carts in Downtown District for Now

Monday evening’s public hearing and council motion on the “cart path of least residence” made speakers at ease. The vote came down 5-2...

Transportation Museum Celebrates The Last “J” Series Locomotive

Built at the tail end of the coal-fired steam-powered era, just one Norfolk & Western Class J locomotive remains, and it’s right here...

Buena Vista Recreation Center Sold

There were no qualms with the sale of the historic 1850 Buena Vista home in Southeast Roanoke Monday evening. Council’s vote was unanimous....

Botetourt Hosts Environmental Expo

“Green” took on a new meaning last Friday as over 30 exhibitors showcased their environmentally-responsible practices at the first-ever Botetourt County Environmental Expo...