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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...

Merryman Family Commits $2 Million for VA Tech Athletics, Pamplin College of Business

A simple philanthropic saying has resonated through generations of the Merryman Family. “My grandmother always had a saying that for every dollar you give back,...

General Assembly Bans Holding Cellphones While Driving

The Virginia Senate and House of Delegates on Tuesday each passed bills prohibiting motorists from touching their cellphones while driving. The Senate approved SB 1341...

Can-Do Event Returns to Taubman Museum of Art

"Canstruction", a creative and competitive event featuring massive sculptures built entirely from cans of food, is returning to southwest Virginia with an exhibition at...

New Statistics Released on Youth Suicide in Virginia 

There is an epidemic sweeping across our state, yet very few are covering the topic.  Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)...

Republicans, Democrats Clash Over ‘Disturbing’ Abortion Bill

Virginia Republicans voiced outrage Thursday to a failed proposal by Democrats that would have expanded abortion rights -- even moments before birth -- as...

Virginia Sees Population Booms and Big Declines

So far this decade, Virginia has grown — and shrunk — in population. Seventy of the state’s 133 cities and counties gained population between April...