Virginia Tech went into its spring game with 16 players on their roster from the 804 area, coming from 10 different high schools. Five come from Highland Springs.
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An open house and paper airplane contest at Virginia Tech's Newman Library highlighted an exhibit of archive documents related to the history of aviation. An aerospace engineering graduate student soared to victory.
As part of the Interstate 81 widening project in Roanoke County near Salem, a nighttime lane and ramp closure on southbound Interstate 81 are scheduled for Friday, April 26, and Saturday, April 27, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation.
Mason’s Crest, a housing development begun in 2005 and slowed by the Great Recession, is commencing work on its fourth phase.
A Roanoke business that handles final arrangements for pets has asked permission to install a third animal cremation unit and more cold storage to meet rising demand.
Happy Hollow Gardens Park in southwest Roanoke County is the place to visit if you like azaleas in the spring. It is located at 6697 Mount Chestnut Road.
Pro-Palestinian protesters continue to voice their opinions at council meetings.
“I can create the most engaging lesson,” a teacher wrote. “But I can’t compete with TikTok.”
James Demetrius Bond "curb stomped" a fellow inmate last fall after another inmate had punched the victim to the ground, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
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A top concern for local election workers throughout the country this year is their own safety. A group formed after the 2020 presidential election is traveling the country helping them prepare for what could lie ahead.
Going into Wednesday’s ACC quarterfinal against No. 14 UNC (10-5) in Charlotte, Carnevale leads No. 6 Virginia – and is tied for eighth in the conference – with 46 goals.
Three recruiting targets – two transfers and one decommitted high school senior – have or will reportedly visit UVa this week.
There’s a reason most football teams huddle before snapping the ball, send potential receivers in motion and fake handoffs on play-action passes.
Police tased and shot a man who approached officers while armed with a knife in the 600 block of Moorman Avenue Northwest late Monday, according to a news release.
The Supreme Court will consider a straightforward but legally untested question: whether a former president is immune from federal prosecution for official acts.
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In May, Liberty High School senior Marisa Parikh competes in the American Legion’s National Oratorical Contest in Hillsdale, Michigan, where she’ll vie against dozens of other speech-giving students for college scholarships worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Numerous locations will be participating in the Roanoke and New River valleys.
The county last increased the real estate tax rate in 2014. Critics said that this year was the wrong time to raise it again.
The company is asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to place the project in service by May 23.
When the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, Republicans insisted the ruling would mostly impact those seeking abortions to end unwanted pregnancies. But that hasn’t been the case.
Millions across North America witnessed the moon block out the sun during a total solar eclipse Monday.
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Joe Lieberman's death marks an irreplaceable loss for No Labels, injecting a new level of uncertainty into the organization’s 2024 ambitions.
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The Supreme Court seems likely to preserve access to a medication that was used in nearly two-thirds of all abortions in the U.S. last year.
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