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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 of her predecessor, Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R), by calling for state agencies to stop...

Sen. Head Issues Statement Supporting VMI’s Independence

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

War Department Wades Into VMI Controversy

The controversy surrounding the governance of the fabled Virginia Military Institute (VMI) ratcheted up a...

Laura Carini Confirmed as Roanoke City Attorney

Following an extensive national search, the City of Roanoke has appointed Laura M. Carini to...

VA Tech Earns National Recognition for Community Engagement

Virginia Tech has been awarded the 2026 Carnegie Elective Classification for Community Engagement, a national...

Tech Researchers Develop Model for Robots With Bacterial Brains

Forget the Vulcan mind-meld of the Star Trek generation — as far as mind control techniques go, bacteria is the next frontier. In a paper...

Southwest Virginia Ballet Honored in Europe

Seventeen dancers from Southwest Virginia Ballet have returned from their third appearance at the New Prague Dance Festival and Competition 2015 in Prague, Czech...

Drone Drug Delivery Flights Add International Research Element to Health Outreach

The Mid-Atlantic Aviation Partnership at Virginia Tech has received a Federal Aviation Administration Certificate of Authorization to conduct research flights on Friday, July 17,...

611 Excursions Bring Bygone Days Of Roanoke Passenger Service To Life

While Amtrak service to Roanoke is not expected to begin until 2017, there was no shortage of railroad enthusiasm over the Fourth of July...

Roanoke Youth and Rest of Country Learn a Lot at Greenbrier Kick Off

Play in the sixth annual Greenbrier Classic PGA TOUR golf tournament began in ernest Thursday morning as 156 entrants set out for the $1.206...

Heaven’s Fire and Heaven’s Light

Star contributing photographer Terry Aldhizer went up to the top of the Roanoke City parking garage on June 30th to capture "Heaven's Light" as...
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