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Cave Spring Middle School Student Wins 2026 Roanoke County Spelling Bee in Historic Fashion

When it comes to making spelling bee history at Roanoke County Public Schools, Cave Spring Middle School 6th grader, Ashvin Pinnamaraju, and William Byrd Middle School 8th grader, Rory...

Defying Court Order, Delegates Rasoul, Franklin Vote for “Most Aggressive Gerrymander of any other State”

On Tuesday, February 10, freshman Del. Lily Franklin (D-Montgomery Co.) and Del. Salam "Sam" Rasoul...

Virginia Democrats Push “Most Aggressive Gerrymander Of Any Other State”

In what Cardinal News columnist Dwayne Yancey labels "sheer ugliness," Virginia Democrats on Feb. 5...

Gov. Spanberger Bans State Police/Agencies From Cooperating With Federal Immigration Law Enforcement

On February 4, Democrat Governor Abigail Spanberger marked yet another sharp break from the administration...

Sen. Head Issues Statement Supporting VMI’s Independence

The Roanoke Star reached out to two Roanoke-area members of the General Assembly, representing both...

Workers Urge Northam to Sign Minimum Wage Bill

Workers and advocates are urging Gov. Ralph Northam to sign a bill that would raise the minimum wage to $9.50 at the start of...

Passenger Traffic Continued to Grow at Airport Ahead of Virus Onset

The Roanoke-Blacksburg Regional Airport continued to see 2020 traffic increase with February traffic up 6.8% on a year over year basis. February 2020 saw...

Virginia’s Blue Ridge Creates Takeout Maps in Support of Local Restaurants

As Southwest Virginia works together in Virginia's Blue Ridge to get through the COVID-19 crisis, many of our local restaurants & craft beverage businesses...

Virginia Using Genetic Technology to Combat COVID-19

State public health laboratory is one of the first in the nation to do this work ~ The Department of General Services’ (DGS) Division of...

Latest Situation Summary From VA Department of Health

The Virginia Department of Health is responding to the outbreak of respiratory illness, called coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), that is caused by a...

How The Coronavirus Has — And Has Not — Disrupted The Global Supply Chain

Shortly after officials reported SARS-COV-2 — also known the coronavirus — had reached the shores of the United States, an odd thing began to...