First off, let's drop the Republican claim that not extending President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts is a tax increase.

On the same day Roanoke City Council approved taxes to disincentivize ownership of blighted and derelict property, it heard an update about a city-owned property that has long been boarded up.

The Virginia Department of Health is changing how it monitors harmful algal blooms staring this summer. The change could have an impact on future swim advisories. The Smith Mountain Lake Association ...

C Salem Tourism. On June 7 and 8, visitors are invited to commemorate the 250th anniversary of a pivotal moment in America’s ...

Some research suggests that portable chargers might be the second-leading cause of battery fires on planes, only behind ...

Plus Northside edged Lord Botetourt in 10 innings to win the BRD baseball regular season title, Abby Berry netted a hat trick ...

Streamed & Screened is a podcast about movies and TV hosted by Bruce Miller, a longtime entertainment reporter who is now the ...

An eye-opening — and rather disturbing — series of articles in this paper last week cast a spotlight on an issue hiding in plain sight, across the country and here ...

Megan Baker, Roanoke County’s economic development director, has been named one of the top 50 in her field in North America by Consultant Connect, which connects site consultants and economic ...

Liam Watson, a member of the Blacksburg Town Council, was charged last year with four counts of election fraud.

DURHAM, N.C. — The Virginia Tech baseball team’s final loss of the season looked a lot like its penultimate loss of the season. In last weekend’s regular-season finale against Virginia, Tech’s Ben ...

The Virginia Tech men's basketball program has added another recruit. Point guard Brett Freeman of Ardrey Kell High School in Charlotte, North Carolina, has committed to the Hokies. Freeman, who will ...