Gov. Glenn Youngkin at the bill signing for a bill related to foster youth. Photo by Lori Massengill, Office of Gov. Glenn Youngkin. As Commissioner of Social Services and inspired by Gov. Youngkin’s ...

Two Democratic candidates, Jay Jones and Shannon Taylor, will face off on the June 17 primary ballot in their bid to become Virginia’s next attorney general. Neither Jones nor Taylor is from Southwest ...

TechNite 2022 at Taubman Museum of Art in Roanoke. Organizers are putting on the 25th-anniversary TechNite on Thursday. Courtesy of Roanoke Blacksburg Technology Council. A quarter-century ago, ...

Brian Wishneff. Courtesy of City of Roanoke. In the late 1970s, when Roanoke was starting to salvage its downtown, the city hoped to get a big federal grant for a new bus station but wondered how it ...

In their only debate in the 1980 presidential campaign, Ronald Reagan asked a single, devastating question that sank President Jimmy Carter’s already flagging reelection campaign: “Are you better off ...

Solar panels sit on a hill at Beliveau Farm Winery in Blacksburg on May 17, 2025. Photo by Lisa Rowan. President Donald Trump wants to boost American manufacturing, a goal that has eluded other ...

Martinsville Commonwealth's Attorney G. Andy Hall and Public Defender Sandra Haley represent two nuanced approaches when it comes to implementing surveillance technology. Photo by Dean-Paul Stephens. ...

Forget moon landings and Mars missions — there’s a space race unfolding right now, and it’s all about something much closer to home: your internet connection. Amazon has officially entered the ...

An unmanned drone in the air at Virginia Tech. The university has announced a $5 million award from the Army, to establish a drone defense research center on campus. Photo by Althea Olinger, courtesy ...

Riley DeHority (bottom right, in blue), poses with attendees of a fundraiser at 540 Social in Blacksburg on April 29. The eatery is next to Bookholders, where DeHority worked in summer 2022. DeHority ...

School building projects and fire and rescue needs will be discussed Tuesday when Montgomery County supervisors meet. The county board will convene in the second-floor board chambers at the county ...

The Virginia Highlands Airport is off Lee Highway in Abingdon. Courtesy of Virginia Highlands Airport. The Virginia Highlands Airport Authority is asking Washington County to pay half the cost of ...