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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...

2016 VA Business Leaders Poll Shows Cautious Optimism

The Roanoke College Institute for Policy and Opinion Research (IPOR) conducted its first Virginia Business Leaders Poll in which 310 CEOs of Virginia companies...

New Federal Grant to Help Fight Substance Abuse in Roanoke Valley

A five-year federal grant that will be administered by Blue Ridge Behavioral Health Care will be used by coalition partners of the Roanoke Prevention...

Wild Bill, Arnold Palmer And The Most Unbelievable Charity Golf Tournament Ever Staged

Growing up in a golf family, Arnold Palmer was my hero. When Arnie came on the scene in the late 50s, he changed the...

Hope Center Now Offering “A Cup Of Hope” In Northwest

Grover Price and his mother Darlene Price are striving to make a difference in their northwest Roanoke City neighborhood, opening the Hope Center at...

MDA Muscle Walk of Roanoke Breaks Barriers

Event Raises over $41,000 to Help Kids and Adults Living with Muscular Dystrophy in Our Community $41,345 was raised at the 2016 annual MDA Muscle...

Botetourt County EMS and Large Animal Rescue Team Work Together to Get Horse Out of Attic

In mid-October crews from the Botetourt County Sheriffs Office and the Department Fire & EMS responded to assist with the report of a horse...