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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...

Panel OKs Qualifying Drug Offenders for Food Stamps

A legislative subcommittee voted 6-4 Tuesday in favor of a bill that would make food stamps available to people convicted of drug-related felonies. The panel...

City Connects Garden City Neighbors to Greenway Network

On Thursday, Jan. 31, Congressman Ben Cline, Mayor Sherman P. Lea, and City officials gathered to celebrate opening the second Garden City Greenway segment...

State Bill Would Allow ‘Medical Aid in Dying’ for Terminally Ill

Del. Kaye Kory, D-Fairfax, has firsthand experience witnessing a loved one battling a terminal illness: her father. Kory said she wants to give patients and...

Virginia Sports Betting Bills Advance

The odds of Virginia legalizing professional sports betting are improving as bills to authorize sports gambling are advancing in the Virginia General Assembly. However, legalizing...

Bill Allowing Removal of Confederate Monuments Dies In House

Tension filled the room Wednesday as a House subcommittee voted to kill a bill that would have let localities decide whether to remove or...

200+ High School Students to Participate in Virginia Tech-hosted 2019 Science Olympiad

This weekend, more than 200 high school students will be on campus for the 2019 Virginia Tech Science Olympiad Regional Tournament, hosted by Virginia Tech...