When executives from Austrian wellness company RINGANA arrived in the Roanoke Valley, they weren't looking for nostalgia. They were looking for the right place to build the company's North American ...

Summer's not slowing down in the Star City: we've got theater, trivia, goth nights, a country concert under the lights, and one of the country's biggest disc golf tournaments landing right in our ...

This is so far the second-driest water year on record for the region—with rainfall tracking at 43 percent below ...

Happenings: The Roanoke Events Calendar. Week of 7/22 to 7/30. This stretch has a little bit of everything: a sold-out outlaw ...

On July 19, the world’s biggest soccer tournament will conclude at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, crowning the 2026 men’s world champion after weeks of competition across North America. Whether you ...

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Transportation Why These 10 Miles Keep Shutting Down the Valley Just after 7 a.m. on a recent weekday, traffic on Interstate 81 in Roanoke County does what it has done for years: it stops.

Small, networked sensors branded “Raven” went up around Roanoke with a clear promise: detect gunfire in real time, get officers to scenes faster, and help a city grappling with violence respond before ...

Responding to the council's push for immediate zoning modifications, City Manager Valmarie Turner leveled with the room regarding the planning department's severe staffing constraints. "Staff does not ...

The Orvis warehouse at the Roanoke Centre for Industry and Technology was sold to a Coca-Cola affiliate in December. PHOTO BY JEFF STURGEON FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER Longtime corporate fixture The Orvis ...

Region Five Adult Education runs beginner, intermediate and advanced adult English classes at the Community Empowerment Center twice a week. The program currently serves 77 students at the center, ...