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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...

Study Provides Surprising Message of Hope on Appalachian Prosperity

Born in West Virginia and descended from coal miners, Crystal Cook Marshall knows all too well the stereotype of Appalachians as clannish and feuding,...

“Bittle Tree of Life Cross” is Roanoke College’s Newest Symbolic Fixture

The Bittle tree, once standing tall on Roanoke's Turbyfill Quad, was planted by Roanoke's first President Dr. David Bittle himself. The tree stood for...

Roanoke Governor’s School Student Knows Your Dirty Laundry

How many times over the years have you wondered if the washer was done? On vacation, in the college dorm, at the local laundromat,...

VA Tech FutureHAUS Facility Destroyed By Fire

A Virginia Tech research facility, part of the Prices Fork Research Station located at 4076 Prices Fork Road and approximately four miles from the...

Making Matches at The Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine

Katie and Russell Trigonis met in August 2012, along with their 40 other classmates, during the flurry of orientation and social events to welcome...

Rescue Mission Recognizes Faithful Volunteers

The Rescue Mission gave a hand back to those who have given their hands in service to the Mission in 2016. Volunteers, staff, and...