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War Department Wades Into VMI Controversy

The controversy surrounding the governance of the fabled Virginia Military Institute (VMI) ratcheted up a notch on February 3. On that day, Assistant to the Secretary of War for Public...

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...

Roanoke Valley Greenway Coordinator Finds New Home at Regional Commission

The Roanoke Valley Greenway Commission and the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission are pleased to announce that...

Roanoke County Board of Supervisors Selects New Chair

During their organizational meeting yesterday, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors selected Tammy E. Shepherd...

Student Team Wins NASA Design Contest For Unmanned Aircraft

A Virginia Tech Department of Aerospace and Ocean Engineering student team won First place in a NASA-sponsored competition with its design of a twin-fuselage unmanned aircraft...

Indebted Virginia Economy Needs ‘Reboot’

Not long ago, Virginia was considered to be in the pink of economic health. That diagnosis has turned dark red as the state and...

Feud Continues as Environmental Group Seeks Gag Order

Claiming “trade secrets” are at stake, an environmental group wants a gag order slapped on an upcoming case involving Fauquier County farmer Martha Boneta. The...

Some Wild Summer Weather . . .

The Roanoke Valley has experienced some intense summer storms in recent days that have put on quite the light show. Roanoke Star photographer Terry...

Roanoke County Sheriff Announces Retirement

Roanoke County Sheriff Mike Winston announced Wednesday his retirement, effective October 31, 2014. Winston submitted his resignation to Board Chairman Joe McNamara. “I am grateful...

Tech Launches Roanoke Based PhD Program in Translational Medicine

This new, innovative program is the largest interdisciplinary graduate program in Virginia Tech’s history 77 percent of the incoming class members are women Virginia Tech’s new...