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Laura Carini Confirmed as Roanoke City Attorney

Following an extensive national search, the City of Roanoke has appointed Laura M. Carini to the role of City Attorney, effective March 1, 2026. Ms. Carini, who joined the Roanoke...

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...

Cancer Prevention: Can Future-Focused Thinking Help Smokers Quit?

As the warning label on every pack of cigarettes tells us, smoking is harmful. It’s...

Roanoke Student Assists In Redesign of Unmanned Aircraft System

Virginia Tech students, led by a staff engineer, have redesigned an existing unmanned aircraft system by changing its power source and making it more...

Good Intentions Result in Unfavorable Outcomes for Bears

Two healthy young Virginia black bears face a lifetime of confinement – or worse – because they are habituated to humans. These bears have...

Roanoke, Blacksburg, Virginia Tech Stake Claim to State Science Festival

Virginia Tech President Charles W. Steger joined Roanoke City Mayor David Bowers in downtown Roanoke this week along with representatives from the Science Museum...

Low Turnout Election Returns Incumbents To City Council

In the end 7.8% of Roanoke city residents who were willing to go to the polls indicated that the city is not necessarily “Detroit”...

Market Square Plaza Opened

A 1.6 million dollar project that turned two parking lots at Campbell and Market Street into a pedestrian plaza was officially opened when Roanoke...

Fitzpatrick Finds Joy / Opportunity to Help Others with Restored Buses

What kind of man runs a bus museum? Wait, you didn't know Roanoke had a bus museum? Yes, we do! Created not just to store...