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Salem Mayor’s Office: We Have To Install The Spy Cameras Before We Can Discuss The Spy Cameras
On March 9, 2010, in the heated struggle to approve the controversial “Obamacare” legislation (aka "Affordable Care Act"), then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-San Francisco) made national headlines when she...
Road Project To Begin at Route 220 and International Parkway/Ashley Way
Work will start in May on a road construction project to improve traffic flow and...
VA Tech Expert Says Fireflies Aren’t Going Extinct But Numbers Dwindling
For many people, fireflies lighting up backyards is a sign of summertime. The thrill of...
“Personhood” Status for Unborn Emerges as New Front Line in Abortion Battle
“Fetal personhood” has emerged as the next step of the anti-abortion movement.
By amending state constitutions...
Virginia Residents Will Need ‘REAL ID’ to Board An Airplane Starting May 2025
Do you have a star on your Virginia driver’s license? If not, there’s still time...
City to Sell Landmark Building
Roanoke City Council voted 6-1 on Monday to sell the landmark Commonwealth Building in downtown Roanoke located across the street from City Hall....
Democrats Pick Their Ticket For City Council Race
At 8:21 p.m. Tuesday night David Trinkle ended a cell phone call and shouted across a crowded room at his restaurant, Fork in...
Genuine Roanoker Provides Genuine Service
When was the last time you had your car’s gas tank filled by a man of great character, or anyone at all for...
The Muskrat Skin Jacket
I guess my Dad thought it would serve as a great anatomy lesson, of sorts, and he was right. I don’t remember what...
Morrill Debuts – Countryside Finished
New City Manager Chris Morrill was sworn in at the beginning of Monday’s Roanoke City Council meeting. He may have gotten his first...
Roanoker Receives Top Award at National Bike Show
Aaron Dykstra, the owner of the Six Eleven Bicycle Company, designed and hand built a beautiful Tuscan red and black track bike featuring...