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4th Circuit Allows Religious School to Make Employment Decisions Aligned With Beliefs

The following quote is attributed to Alliance Defending Freedom Senior Counsel and Vice President for Appellate Advocacy John Bursch regarding a unanimous decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for...

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...

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...

Candidate Shannon in Town for Early Rally

Just when you thought campaign season ended locally with a round of primaries, here comes the general election cycle. “People run because they really want...

County Meeting Covers Hot Topics

Roanoke County traffic engineer Theresa Becher was one of several speakers at Cave Spring supervisor Charlotte Moore’s latest community meeting, held Monday at a...

In The Pink: Rescue Mission Effort Hopes to Keep Homeless Healthy

Almost 200 women in pink raincoats met at the Rescue Mission Wednesday morning, preparing to walk downtown to hand out invitations to the mission’s...

Plenty of Green(Ways) to Choose From

According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), more than two thirds of adults and one third of children in America are obese or...

Inside Grandin Gardens

“We must cultivate our garden,” wrote the French philosopher Voltaire in his satirical novel “Candide yet there was little satire meant in that closing...

GOP Women’s Retreat Draws Dignitaries and Politicians

Women from all over the state came together for the 5th Annual Suzanne Curran Republican Women’s Retreat at the Holiday Inn Valley View last...