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Roanoke Co. Hosts Public Hearing About Real Estate Tax Rate Tue. April 7

The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will host a public hearing for citizen comments on Tuesday, April 7, at 2:00 concerning 2026 real estate and personal property tax rates in Roanoke...

Carilion Expands Role in Biotechnology Innovation

Carilion Clinic today announced the launch of Usability Works at Carilion Clinic, a new usability engineering...

Statistics Prove: “Yes” Vote Is Pushing The Most Gerrymandered Map In USA

With the final day of voting, April 21, approaching, more Virginians are paying attention to...

Roanoke Animal Cancer Care and Research Center Helps Cat Reach Remission

Cynthia Sutton drives 3 ½ hours every three weeks from Big Stone Gap to Roanoke...

RCPS and Carilion Clinic Announce Long-Term Partnership

Roanoke County Public Schools (RCPS) and Carilion Clinic are proud to announce a long-term partnership...

Lawmakers Vote to Remove Confederate Name From Highway

The Virginia General Assembly has approved a bill renaming sections of U.S. Route 1 almost 100 years after it was named in honor of...

Virginia Tech Researchers Explore Alternative Options for Global Navigation Satellite systems

Day to day, most of us take for granted the systems powering the navigation features of the cell phones in our hands, the GPS...

DMV Continues to Add Online Service Options During COVID-19 Pandemic

Over 50 options now available online to help customers avoid visiting in person The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is now offering even more...

Virginia Abolishes Death Penalty

Virginia will become the 23rd state to abolish the death penalty after two bills passed both chambers of the Virginia General Assembly on Monday. In...

Lawmakers Pass Bill to Keep Schools From Suing Over Student Meal Debt

Adelle Settle learned in 2017 that school lunches were being taken out of children’s hands when they couldn’t pay for the meal. Instead, children...

Additional Lanes of Route 460 In Giles County Opened Following Mudslide

The Virginia Department of Transportation has reopened more lanes of Route 460 in Giles County that were closed previously following a mudslide that occurred...