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Renovation Alliance received a $50,000 award to continue improving the quality of homes in the Roanoke area.
Danny Wingate was a master of many Blue Ridge traditions. He died on January 15 at the age of 72.
Giles County pushes for “Drug Court” to be renamed as “Recovery Court” statewide.
Blacksburg Town Council is considering a new local ordinance to encourage landlords to keep apartment complexes clean.Ordinance 2038 was introduced to the council last week to limit the amount of clutter in the area.
Bill Nelson says it could help with NASA’s plans to send people to Mars by 2040.
"A search for a new Head of School and Associate Head of School/Dean of Students will commence immediately."
The new facility is expected to bolster RAM House’s commitment to its mission of providing day shelter services to those in need.
“Wheel of Fortune” and “Jeopardy” will air at their regular times, 7 and 7:30 p.m., on WZBJ24.
Oates will perform “An Evening of Songs and Stories” April 9, 2024.
In the wake of racist flyers being distributed in the Hill City, community members are asking city leaders to take a stance against the act.
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The Peace Poster contest invites the youth to express their visions of peace and inspire the world through art.
A Virginia Senate subcommittee has advanced legislation that would establish a retail market for marijuana in Virginia.
Starting this fall, students at Roanoke College will have the option to major or minor in cannabis studies.
Chris Dorsey plans to use his experiences in Tennessee to help develop the city of Salem.
They celebrated the University’s big day by reflecting on its beginnings and its growth since 1859.
A traffic cone had been left in front of the door, preventing the dog from getting out.
Poole is credited with reviving the theatre through its dark days of financial struggles.
Authorities discovered two suspicious pieces of luggage on an inbound passenger flight.
”Any industry or any type of job will probably be using AI in some way. We want to make sure our students are prepared but we also want to make sure we don’t cheat them out of an education and use it for example for cheating,” said Wheeler.
The 12th annual Docs for Morgan fundraiser is a basketball game to fund a scholarship that will support medical school students.
Town officials say they have added more housing to Blacksburg to help with this issue.
One adult was home when the fire started and escaped before firefighters arrived, but was taken to a hospital for burn treatment.
The first commercial passenger service plane took flight in 1933 at the Roanoke Municipal airport and the rest was history.
According to a police report, the man told law enforcement he beat the dog to death because he believed the dog was getting into his chicken coops.
Court documents show a woman accused the man of assaulting her and throwing things at her during an argument.
.Volunteers spent the past year fundraising to buy donations for home-bound seniors and veterans.
The project will begin in February.
The department says it will not call residents over the phone requesting payment.
The state allocated $418 million in learning loss resources to school divisions.
City council members listened to the public's response on Tuesday following the distribution of racist flyers in Lynchburg on Christmas Eve.
Two weeks into the General Assembly session, local lawmakers are beginning to see which bills have a chance of becoming law.
The New River Valley rail extension is still on track but people will have to wait a little longer to ride.
The riskiest scams for young people include employment fraud, online shopping and cryptocurrency.
The award-winning journalist died at home in New Jersey at age 91.
The study found the college added $75.1 million a year to the local economy in 2021 and 2022.
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has created a webpage for new and beginning farmers to help them get started on the right foot.
According to the Pulaski Police Department, there has been an increase in sextortion cases in the community.
Parents at Andrew Lewis Middle School were shocked and concerned when they learned about the arrest of a former teaching assistant for unlawful contact with a minor.
A Virginia Tech research team will be using a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy to develop new technology that will enhance how underground power lines are made.
A new historical marker in Roanoke highlights the origins of Virginia Western Community College, and a unique back story that’s not widely known in the Roanoke Valley.
As depicted in Hacksaw Ridge, Desmond Doss was a combat medic who refused to carry any weapons.
The Audiogram Emulator plays sounds as if a person with hearing impairments were listening.
The Secular Society partners with RIP Medical Debt to clear over $12.1 million in medical debt.
Police say the vehicle was stolen from a hotel on Ordway Drive.
Three people were injured during an early-morning shooting at a Roanoke nightclub.
On Saturday morning, special agents visited Virginia Military Institute to meet students interested in a career with the federal government. Members of the Secret Service had lunch with cadets, and talked with them about some of their career options outside the military.
Kingdom Harvest Church and Southern Team Subaru of Roanoke are making sure kids are staying warm during the extreme cold with a brand-new coat.
Deputies found a 14-year-old juvenile male with a single gunshot wound.
Members of the House Public Safety Committee considered a number of gun bills, including a ban on assault weapons and high capacity magazines.
61-year-old Matthew Golden is charged with felony possession of a firearm on school property.