Law enforcement officers from more than 10 agencies and the public gathered Thursday at First Baptist Church in downtown Roanoke for the annual Roanoke Valley Law Enforcement Memorial Service to honor and remember officers who have died in the line of duty.
Renovations and refocused promotional efforts are part of the plan to bring new life to the historic building in downtown, after years of coronavirus downturn, officials said.
Isaiah Carl Baldwin, now 22, said Thursday that he wasn't himself the night of the fatal shooting.
If you like to visit paradise on the cheap, one good location is Placencia, Belize in Central America. Annually, Roanokers journey there with Bookbag Santa, a local nonprofit whose mission is to deliver no-cost American school supplies to impoverished Belizean children. There are plenty of s…
Wytheville Community College recently presented Anne B. “Annie B” Crockett-Stark with an honorary associate’s degree in Humane Letters.
Moonshine has a long, rich history in much of southwest Virginia that has become an increasingly popular draw for tourists. Efforts are now underway to create a trail highlighting heritage sites, museums, music venues and distilleries to showcase that vast history.
The 2024 planning and work is off to a good start, after taking a year off to develop the festival’s new Floyd County property at 5826 Floyd Highway North in Check.
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Mountain Valley Pipeline used the power of eminent domain to take land on Bent Mountain owned by the Terry family.
An incident on April 23 resulted in safety concerns about the old school building, officials said.
He died May 11 at age 88.
A teenager received a COVID-19 vaccine that amounted to six doses as once, according to state records.
Brandon S. Hayward said in a telephone call that he would "blow up Roanoke."
The city council will announce an application process to appoint a replacement for Priddy during its meeting next week.
The Osage County town of Barnsdall took a direct hit from a large tornado Monday night, initial reports indicate.
Most of it will be in the western part of the state, and more is ahead for the weekend
The longtime businessman is in the process of selling his new car dealerships to the Shelor Motor Mile.
Roanoke City Manager Bob Cowell said he reassigned an assistant city manager, but emails reveal that it was a demotion in response to "angry and erratic" behavior toward subordinates.
Preservation Virginia has included Roanoke’s Washington Park caretaker’s cottage on its list of the top 10 most-endangered historic sites in the state.
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The pro-Palestinian group continues to try to put pressure on the Blacksburg Town Council.
The county board of supervisors is asking federal regulators not to allow the pipeline to begin operations until all safety standards are met.
The utility is seeking proposals for wind, solar and battery storage facilities.
The gunfire incident is the ninth in which one or more persons was struck by a bullet in the city since Jan. 1.
May is National Bike Month. As part of that, cycling advocates in the Roanoke and New River valleys will take to the streets for separate rides in remembrance of Virginia cyclists killed while biking. One who survived, though badly injured, is Brandon Davis of Roanoke.
Aarushi Khanna connected with state Del. Holly Seibold, D-Fairfax County, to advocate for a new state law that would allow for all schools in Virginia to provide menstrual education as part as overall health instruction for students middle school-age and up.
One to two inches of rain will fall before the weekend ends
Graduation Live will give those who can't attend the ceremonies to watch them in real time.
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City council said it would not vote immediately on a rezoning needed for what has been called the largest housing project in Salem's history.