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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...

Goodlatte Cracks Down On Identity Theft

Identity theft is a serious and growing threat.  The Federal Trade Commission estimates that as many as 9 million Americans have their identities stolen...

Foundation for Roanoke Valley Announces $144,000 in Scholarships

Foundation for Roanoke Valley has awarded more than 4,000 in educational scholarships during its second annual scholarship reception at Jefferson Center’s Fitzpatrick Hall. The...

Proposed Meeting Room Ban Quickly Derailed

As currently proposed, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors meeting room would be used for “government purposes only.” That leaves the Roanoke County...

A Measure of Progress?

The sign reads, “A Measure of Progress.” Well, ultimately perhaps, but certainly not in the short term. Demolition crews struggled to bring down...

Countryside Alliance Mourns Golf Course

With the golf course slowly turning to seed – literally – and the greens eroding away, the fifth annual Countryside Alliance picnic, held...

Blue Ridge Marathon Continues Positive Impact on Roanoke Valley

The inaugural National College Blue Ridge Marathon, held last month, generated a lot of excitement, attention, and funds that positively impacted the Roanoke...