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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...

6th Annual GOP Women’s Retreat

This past Saturday, over 50 Republican women joined together with leaders and mentors for the 6th Annual Suzanne Curran Retreat in Staunton. Named for the...

Valley Graduates Move On

Tears, cheers and fears were aplenty last weekend as Roanoke Valley High Schools graduated over 2000 students and sent them onward into the...

Emotions Run High With Vote to Close Huff Lane School

School board members Jason Bingham and Todd Putney were absent from last Thursday night’s public input meeting on closing Huff Lane Intermediate School....

“Blitz” Makeover Planned for Rescue Mission’s Thrift Shop

These tough economic times mean belt-tightening for almost everyone, and for non-profits like the Roanoke Rescue Mission, scrutinizing the budget is an ever-increasing...

Bent Mt. Elementary Rings Final Bell

It was a bittersweet day for some Roanoke County students, teachers and administrators last Thursday, as Bent Mountain Elementary School closed its doors...

Horse Show Attracts Variety of Fans

The average Roanoker may not know much about Hackney ponies, racking horses, roadsters or equitation, but many are curious enough each June to...