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Police Clash With Protesters at VCU Pro-Palestine Event

Law enforcement officers arrested 13 individuals during a chaotic clash that involved use of chemical agents to break up a pro-Palestine encampment on the Monroe Park campus of Virginia...

Natural Bridge State Park Named Green Park of The Year

Natural Bridge State Park has been named Green Park of the Year by the Virginia...

Suzanne Youngkin and Roanoke Community Leaders Highlight It Only Takes One Campaign

The First Lady of Virginia Suzanne S. Youngkin and Senator David Suetterlein traveled to Straight...

Climbing Prices / Mortgage Rates Dampen VA’s Spring Housing Market

March home sales data reflects hesitation from both buyers and sellers According to the March 2024...

Generation Alpha Struggles to Navigate Increased Screen Time, Social Media Use

Connor attends Bailey Bridge Middle School in Chesterfield County and enjoys basketball, baseball, Taekwondo, musicals...

Roanoke Recognized as “StormReady”

The National Weather Service held an awards ceremony recently in the Noel C. Taylor Municipal Building's Emergency Operations Center, to recognize the City of...

WSLS Debuts “Our Blue Ridge”

Natalie Faunce is a familiar face to viewers of Roanoke area television news.  “I was a TV news anchor-reporter.  I spent about ten...

Convention is Other-Worldly

Creatures from throughout the galaxy descended on the Holiday Inn-Tanglewood last weekend for the 18th annual “SheVaCon.” That stands for Shenandoah Valley Convention--three...

State Champions Honored

The Group 3, Division AA state champion Northside High School Vikings football team was recognized last Thursday by the General Assembly and met...

School Board Reacts to Budget Crunch

The numbers differ somewhat based on a variety of scenarios, but one thing seems certain -- Roanoke City Schools are in for another...

Hidden Valley Show Goes On

Despite two snowstorms this month, the Titan Theatre Troupe of Hidden Valley High School will present their musical production of “Rodgers & Hammerstein’s...