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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...
United Way: Needs Are Greater Than Ever
The kickoff for this year’s United Way campaign was somewhat sobering.
“I want to reveal something,” said Dan Carson, an AEP vice president and chair...
Electric Fleet Hits the Streets of Roanoke
The City of Roanoke’s Fleet Management Division recently acquired two electric vehicles--a compact sedan and a pickup truck with a dump bed. The sedan will...
Great Awakenings Along the Creeper Trail
After reaching the milestone of our daughter’s high school graduation, my husband and I felt the urge for a getaway. The tension she’d felt...
Buffalo Soldiers Honor Past, Present During HOG Rally
“Buffalo Soldiers” were the first African-American soldiers who served 143 years ago in the first black cavalry regiments after the Civil War. They were...
Young European Leaders Tour Roanoke
Emerging politicians from Serbia, Italy, the Netherlands, Germany, the Czech Republic, and Poland converged at Local Roots Café on Grandin Road earlier this week...
Retirement Party for Athletic Director George “Kila” Miller
Long-time educator, coach and mentor George Miller will be recognized for his years of service within Roanoke City Schools during a retirement reception,...