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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...

Teen Outreach Makes A Difference

Family Service of Roanoke Valley (FSRV) presented the 20th annual Teen Outreach Program Plus (TOP Plus) Positive Action Banquet on Tuesday, May 25...

But Will That Thing Work?

The City of Roanoke, the Greater Roanoke Transit Company (GRTC) operating as Valley Metro, and the Roanoke Arts Commission dedicated the second of...

Splash Valley Makes Big Splash for Roanoke

With the Green Ridge Recreation Center already a big hit – more than 7000 members have signed on since it opened the doors...

Civil War Re-enactors Gather on Memorial Day to Honor All Soldiers

Memorial Day – a day set aside to commemorate the men and women who died while serving their country – too often gets...

Virginia Tech History Now Published Online

OK, you think you're an astute fan of Virginia Tech. You know the evolution of the university's mascot, the Hokie-Bird. You can recount...

Festival in the Park Draws Thousands

In what might be the last Festival in the Park to be located at Elmwood Park, attendance last weekend was strong and the...