One year left to decide: how Roanoke pays for $70 million in storm water ru...
Roanoke City Council is in the middle of its annual budget process, but one big-ticket item will wait one more year: paying for federally-mandated changes ...
Gallons of blood later, this man keeps on giving
For 40 years, one Appomattox man has been donating blood to help save lives, and in Roanoke today, he joins an exclusive club that only ...
Salem Civic Center staff: George Jones was a good man who did not put on ai...
The Salem Civic Center remembers country music singer George Jones as being a good man who did not put on airs and would always talk ...
Virus holds promise as treatment for prostate cancer
Researchers at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech are working on what they think could eventually be an effective treatment of ...
Apco: Roanoke County site ideal for corporate data center, high-paying jobs
Appalachian Power says a Roanoke County site is one of the best in its Virginia service area for a corporate data center, and it will ...
Walk with the docs: Carilion physicians lead weekly Saturday walks
Local Carilion doctors are putting on their walking shoes every Saturday for "Physicians on Foot". It is a two-mile walking program for the community that ...
Iconic tree coming down at Roanoke College, but legacy still grows
Roanoke College is losing one of its historic icons today, a tulip poplar tree that is known as the Bittle Tree. The tree is suffering ...
Drug take-back event scheduled for Saturday
A drug take-back program has grown to eight locations in the Roanoke Valley and collected more than 5,000 pounds of prescription medications over the past ...
Who’s more “extreme”? Negative ads for governor already starting...
The major parties haven't even nominated their candidates for governor, but the negative ads are already starting. And both sides are doing their best brand ...
State Health Dept: Internet postings are false, child immunizations are ess...
The Virginia Department of Health is trying to raise awareness about childhood vaccinations -- and to dispel doubts that frequently appear on the Internet. The ...
Three Roanoke County high schools on list of best in the country
Three Roanoke County high schools are on a U.S. News and World report list of best in the country. The magazine ranks Hidden Valley 22nd ...
What’s your breaking point on gas prices? AAA survey has the national answe...
A AAA gas price index finds there is a new consumer breaking point on gas prices: one half of US adults consider gas prices to ...
TAP center to help homeless prepares for unexplained delay in federal funds
A Roanoke center that helps the homeless become self-sufficient and able to live on their own faces the loss of federal funds next month -- ...
Call for help: volunteers to care for motherless kittens
Angels of Assisi is asking the public for help with its "Itty Bitty Kitty" program. They need volunteers to care for kittens without their nursing ...
Statewide poll: most Virginians for allowing illegal aliens to remain in U....
A Roanoke College poll indicates Virginia residents feel better enforcement of existing gun laws would help reduce violence, and most Virginians support a key element ...
Chateau Morrisette’s marketing challenge in China: for starters, forget the...
A Floyd County winery is about to expand its customer base half a world away in China. Chateau Morrisette faces some big challenges -- and ...
VA auction of unclaimed property ends today
The Virginia Department of Treasury's online auction of unclaimed property will end today. There is a wide range of items including jewelry, coins, collectibles and ...
Air traffic delays: no immediate Roanoke impact, but some are likely
It's been a tough start to the week for many air travelers as federal budget cuts led to cascading delays along the East Coast this ...
VA Taxation Department to eliminate investigative unit
The Virginia Department of Taxation will eliminate its Criminal Investigative Unit this summer. Two employees will be laid off and four will be reassigned. The ...
Land conservationists say preserving rural lands fosters region’s economic ...
Virginia conservationists are working to build on the state's recent record of preserving land from future development, something they say can help make the Roanoke ...
