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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...

Donations to Virginia Tech Reach New High: Over $181 Million

Tens of thousands of donors stepped forward to support programs all throughout Virginia Tech in a year of unprecedented generosity. The university received a record...

Virginia ABC Exceeds $1 Billion in Total Revenue

The Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) announced another record breaking year, with fiscal year 2019 revenue in excess of $1 billion, up $71.8...

Virginia Earns #1 Ranking among States for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Virginia has earned a #1 ranking for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) in a recent report by Business Facilities magazine. The 15th annual report, which...

New School Zone Speed Limit to Take Effect in August

In response to the recent ordinance approved by Roanoke City Council, effective Aug. 15 the speed limit will decrease from 25 mph to 15...

Former VT Roommates Go To The Dogs

Justin LeGore has always been an entrepreneur at heart. By the time he was a high school student, LeGore was running his own lawn...

When Invasive Plants Take Root, Native Animals Pay The Price

Imagine a new breed of pirate not only able to sail the high seas, but to exploit nearly any mode of transportation without detection....