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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...

Roanoke Celebrates Greenway

With the completion of the Roanoke River Greenway now within sight, and other urban trails completed or well along in the planning stage,...

Wine Festival Remains Popular Despite Move to New Location

When the 18th annual Roanoke Valley Wine Festival lost its principal sponsorship this year, with Center in the Square pulling out, the Williamson...

National Civil War Chaplains Museum a Short Drive Away

It was a bit surprising to  find,  when on a recent bus tour of  Lynchburg, that  the National Civil War Chaplains Museum  is...

In the Midst of the Art

Where does the art end and the man begin? Dickey Eikid sits among paintings at last weekend’s Sidewalk Art Show and ultimately appears...

County Must Live With Transmission Lines

The drive to bury them did not gain any traction – now some southwest Roanoke County residents and those passing through via the...

City Council Public Hearings Stack Up

The last council meeting on June 21 is looking like a late night for outgoing council members Gwen Mason and Rupert Cutler. Four...