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Roanoke’s Traffic Safety Campaign Urges Drivers to Change Lanes to Pass Bicyclists
Drivers must allow a minimum of 3 feet of space between vehicles and bikes.
The City of Roanoke is taking steps to make roads safer for bicyclists and drivers. To...
Kaine and Warner Vote To Increase Debt / Add 87,000 IRS Employees / Approve MVP Pipeline
As reported here, the national debt crisis came to a boiling point last week as...
Town of Bedford Honors June 6 D-Day
World War II saw conflict across Europe, North Africa, Asia, and the oceans of the...
VA Tech Transportation Institute / NEC Use AI and 5G Technology to Improve Intersection Safety
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) and NEC Corporation of America (NEC) have announced they have combined private...
Virginia Consumer Sentiment / Inflation Expectations Trending Positive
The Virginia Index of Consumer Sentiment (VAICS) increased by 3.8 points over the second quarter...
GOP Candidates in Debate in 17th District Forum
Attorneys Bill Cleaveland, Josh Johnson and Melvin Williams, along with small business owner Chris Head, and former Roanoke County Supervisor Mike Wray, all...
General Assembly Report Card Released by the Family Foundation Action
How many of us really know how our Virginia representatives vote on the issues?
The Family Foundation Action (FFA) recently released the 10th...
McAuliffe Picnics in Roanoke
Democratic Gubernatorial Candidate Terry McAuliffe made a stop at Strauss Park in northwest Roanoke this past Saturday, for a Memorial Day Weekend cookout...
Rolling Thunder Converges on D.C. for Memorial Day Tribute
It’s where you want to be (at least once in your life) to remember those who gave their lives in military service to...
Goodlatte Reintroduces Legislation Saying that Judicial Decisions Shouldn’t be Based on Foreign Court Rulings
Congressman Goodlatte reintroduced legislation which says that judicial decisions should not be based on any foreign laws, court decisions, or pronouncements of foreign...
Book Details the History of Old Southwest in Words and Pictures
Joel Richert’s book, “In Retrospect,” is a rare compilation of Old Southwest history, featuring vintage pictures of one of Roanoke’s oldest neighborhoods.
“There are over...
