Policing Roanoke Police Lose Top Leaders As Department Faces Lawsuits Alleging Discrimination, Retaliation It's not clear whether the litigation played any role in the recent departures of the department's two deputy chiefs.
Development City Takes Another Look At Development of Northwest Roanoke's Evans Spring Area City Council stressed no specific plans exist for Evans Spring, where a controversial development proposal fell through in 2020.
Ramblings Ramblings: Party Nominees Picked for Roanoke Council Special Race; Catawba Hospital Study Funded; Alcohol Zone Comes Downtown What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 6/8 to 6/15. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Investigation The Kionte Spencer Records A 2016 shooting of a teenager in Roanoke County carrying a BB gun galvanized community members. No police records have been made public — until now.
Interview Roanoke City Council Candidate Peter Volosin on Tackling Poverty, Revitalizing Roanoke's Economy, and Reaching Our City's Potential Peter Volosin is one of four candidates running as Democrats in the June 21, 2022 primary.
Interview Roanoke City Council Candidate Vivian Sanchez-Jones on Helping Small Businesses, Our Diversity, and Those Pesky Lime Scooters Councilwoman Vivian Sanchez-Jones is one of four candidates running as Democrats in the June 21, 2022 primary.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 6/1 to 6/8. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Feature For Roanoke's Forgotten Dead, City Makes Final Arrangements When a person dies in Roanoke and officials can’t find the person’s family, it becomes the city's responsibility to arrange for a cremation.
Interview Roanoke City Council Candidate Joe Cobb on Reducing Gun Violence, Improving Public Transit, and Healing Our Community Councilman Joe Cobb is one of four candidates running as Democrats in the June 21, 2022 primary.
Interview Roanoke City Council Candidate Terry McGuire on Sustainability, Our Climate Future, and Voters' 'Anti-Incumbency Sentiments' Terry McGuire is one of four candidates running as Democrats in the June 21, 2022 primary.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke's Second Amtrak Slated for July; Walk Along Pipeline's Route To Stop in City; Dems Squabble Over Nomination What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 5/25 to 6/1. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Neighborhoods Survey of Gainsboro Residents Marks Roanoke's First Step Exploring Neighborhood Centers The effort marks a shift in city thinking from a focus on downtown to revitalizing neighborhood centers across Roanoke.
Ramblings Ramblings: Roanoke Inks Deal for Economic Strategic Plan; Election Set for Starbucks Union Vote; Early Voting Slow Going in Primaries What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.
Happenings Happenings: The Only Roanoke Events Calendar You’ll Ever Need. Week of 5/18 to 5/25. We scoured 17 disparate community calendars (yes, 17) so you didn’t have to.
Abortion Roanoke Valley Republicans Stay Mum on Abortion As Democrats Warn of Civil Rights Rollbacks “Virginian women should be glad that the Democrats are still in charge of the General Assembly,” Sen. John Edwards, D-Roanoke, said.
Development For Brandon Avenue Residents, Possible Fralin Project Emerges As Key Issue in City Council Election Southwest Roanoke residents have rallied around fears that developer Robert Fralin will pitch again before City Council a twice-rejected proposal.
