Roanoke County Supervisors delay vote on continuing ICLEI membership

The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors wound up punting on a vote to continue ICLEI membership after more than two hours of public comments and ...

Happy day for VA restaurants looking to promote happy hour specials

As of today, Virginia restaurants are now permitted to advertise and promote "happy hour" specials -- in print, broadcast or social media -- but promotion ...

If you’ve got to get outside in the cold to run or bike – watch how you dre...

Its all about layers - but not being too warm before you start exerting yourself. That can cause sweating and the cold air will just ...

With special elections on their side, Demcrats seek to gain full State Sena...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Democrats are seeking to reshape the power structure of the Virginia Senate after winning two special elections that gave their party ...

Carilion sells ownership share in Bedford Memorial Hospital; Centra to beco...

Centra Health will take full ownership of Bedford Memorial Hospital, that announcement today from Centra and Carilon Clinic, which have jointly owned the hospital for ...

Kim Komando warns: Sneaky attack spreading online

Yahoo made news recently after hackers slipped malicious code into ads on the Yahoo home page and infected thousands of visitors. This is called a ...

Police: three men assault, rob pizza delivery driver

FROM ROANOKE CITY POLICE: On January 27, 2014 at 10:17 p.m.  the Roanoke Police Department responded to the Dominos Pizza in the 2300 block of ...

85 state legislators send letter to president opposing proposed coal power ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Eighty-five members of the General Assembly have added their names to a letter to President Barack Obama, expressing their opposition to ...

Henry County investigators seek missing woman wanted on drug charges

FROM THE HENRY COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE: The Henry County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the report of a missing person.  Emily Ann Church was reported missing ...

Salem-Roanoke Baseball Hall of Fame inductee is a coach with the Challenger...

Sid Witt Jr. joins his father Sid Witt Sr. as one of more than 100 members in the Hall of Fame on Thursday night. The ...

The Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will again review its membership in...

At a public hearing tonight the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will again take up the issue of paying 12-hundred dollars annually for ICLEI membership ...

Lynchburg airport director among the leaders in efforts to avoid future thr...

Airports like Lynchburg Regional are working together in efforts to ward off any future control tower shutdown threats like the one last March in the ...

Roanoke Police search for convenience store robber

FROM ROANOKE CITY POLICE: On January 27, 2014 at 10:02 p.m. the Roanoke Police Department responded to the Turbo Food Mart in the 4100 block ...

Republican Warner endorses Democrat Warner in Senate race

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) _ Former Republican Sen. John Warner is backing his Democratic successor over the former national GOP chairman in Virginia's U.S. Senate race.  ...

Female inmate dies inside regional jail; natural causes cited

Officials at the Western Virginia Regional Jail say a 61-year-old female inmate died after experiencing a medical emergency inside the jail. Marie Joy Atkinson later ...

Roanoke Police: drugstore, loan office robberies may be related

FROM ROANOKE POLICE: On January 25, 2014 at 10:32 a.m. the Roanoke Police Department responded to the CVS in the 1900 block of Orange Avenue ...

Vinton police charge town resident with murdering his mother

FROM VINTON POLICE: On January 26, 2014, at approximately 12:30pm, Vinton Police Officers responded to 305 Cedar Ave. in the Town of Vinton in reference ...

Grammy winner has written and recorded a song for a Music Lab fund raiser

There's a World of Song" by Darrell Scott, with tracks from Tim O'Brien, Rene Marie, Blind Boys of Alabama and other notable performers was recorded ...

Grammy winner recorded at Roanoke’s Jefferson Center

A performance at Roanoke’s Jefferson Center is a Grammy winner. Lalah Hathaway's "Something,"  performed alongside prominent jazz collaborative Snarky Puppy, took home the Grammy for ...

It may look like smoke coming from the ground – or maybe a home – as crews ...

Some Bedford area residents may see what looks like smoke coming out of the ground in the next two weeks and, perhaps. in isolated cases, ...