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DCR Issues Reminder Warning for Low Head Dams

The Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation is supporting April Low-Head Dam Public Safety Awareness Month to encourage Virginians to protect themselves from the dangers associated with these structures. A...

Sens. Kaine / Warner Vote To Keep Flying Illegal Aliens Into US Cities

More evidence of governmental dysfunction was displayed March 21-23. Despite the US National Debt at over...

VA Free Clinics Await First Funding Increase in Years

The network of Virginia free clinics may receive its largest funding increase since 2016 to...

Bad News: Bradford Pear Trees Are Blooming Again

You’ve probably seen the beautiful white flowers of Callery pear trees, more commonly known as...

Youngkin Acts on 67 Bills / Vetoes 30 That Would Punish Law-Abiding Gun Owners

Amends 6 Bills and Signs 4 Bills Making It Harder for Criminals to Use Guns Governor...

Unique Piece of History Makes Way To Roanoke

Maison Centrale in Hanoi, also known as Hoa Lo Prison and the ‘Hanoi Hilton’ housed Vietnamese revolutionaries and American POWs during the Vietnam War....

Roanoke Makes TOP 25 Destination List on Expedia

Roanoke in Virginia's Blue Ridge has earned a top spot on another popular travel website of best places to visit. The most recent recognition...

VA Tech Team Earns Slot in $7 Million International Ocean Mapping Competition

Nineteen teams went in and only nine — including Virginia Tech’s own DEEP-X — came out of the first round of a global competition to build...

Officials Hoping for More Drop Boxes and Less Opioid Abuse

Students at the Burton Center for the Arts and Technology are doing their part to reduce the number of legal painkillers that are used...

Renaming Stonewall Jackson Middle School in Hands of School Board

Several public meetings in March will solicit information from Roanoke City residents on the possible renaming of Stonewall Jackson Middle School in southeast –...

City Council Race Moves Toward May 1 Election

Three Democrats – Joe Cobb, Djuna Osborne and Robert Jeffrey Jr. – are running as a ticket; two incumbents (Ray Ferris, Bill Bestpitch) are...