It’s the second closed-door meeting this week. A deadlocked city council on Monday voted 5-1 to ask for court intervention in ...

The Roanoke Times’ Good Neighbors Fund supports the Emergency Financial Assistance Program administered by Roanoke Area Ministries. It helps families who need emergency money for utility bills ...

A Tuesday garage fire on Poor Mountain Road caused by combustibles too close to a heat source caused an estimated $75,000 in damage, according to the Roanoke County Fire and Rescue Department.

Plans to redevelop an old metalworking foundry in the Norwich neighborhood cleared an initial hurdle Monday, part of a busy new year for planning and development in Roanoke. If the city council ...

ASHBURN — Washington Commanders controlling owner Josh Harris said Monday the team name is not changing. Harris said the name ...

Imagine Mercer Island without the Roanoke, established in 1914 and now almost everyone’s favorite spot on the island.

This era of politics requires us all to think about the consequences of our actions — or inactions. Our K-12 schools have ...

At a hearing in U.S. District Court in Roanoke, he pleaded guilty to bank robbery. As part of a plea agreement negotiated by Assistant U.S. Attorney Coleman Adams and defense attorney Brooks ...

Students at New River Community College now have a direct path to continue their education at Roanoke College, thanks to a partnership between the two schools. The Rapid Maroons program is ...

The Roanoke Police Department is taking over a side of the Blue Hills Communications Center formerly occupied by the state’s call-before-you-dig hotline. For $4.35 million, the city purchased ...

The Roanoke Regional Chamber of Commerce is moving from its downtown office to a new space in the Varsity Park Business Center at 1948 Franklin Road later this spring. The regional business group ...

Beth Woodrum and her son, Chris Woodrum, opened Chris’s Coffee and Custard in southeast Roanoke in 2021. Beth Woodrum’s goal was to provide workforce training and job opportunities to ...