Three candidates for mayor and seven City Council candidates agreed to videotaped chats as we probed them on Roanoke’s past, ...

Even in Bowers's lengthy political career, though, this year marks a first: 2024 is the first time Bowers has run as a ...

We sit down with Benjamin Woods, one of the Democratic nominees for Roanoke City Council. Ahead of Roanoke’s municipal ...

Stephanie Moon Reynolds, a longtime city clerk who is finishing her first term on Roanoke City Council, is trying to notch a historic doubleheader by becoming Roanoke’s first woman mayor, and the ...

A new Roanoke transit plan calls for extending Valley Metro buses into Roanoke County, making popular rides more frequent and expanding a piloted “microtransit” service. What public transit looks like ...

Police patrols and plans around transportation are part of the city's response to complaints over rising homelessness.

Fly fishers cast their lines in the Roanoke River in Wasena, as seen on Oct. 6, 2024. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU. Want to see your photo in our Happenings events calendar? Send us your best recognizably ...