A new headquarters under formal consideration would give the medical school more room and solve a space issue for the Fralin ...

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Vandalism and violence in the days after the joyful June 6 opening of the new Washington Park pool frustrate city leaders and ...

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Belmont Baptist traced its roots back to about 1901, when worshippers gathered at a smaller sanctuary at the corner of Ninth Street and Stewart Avenue. The church was rebuilt in 1914, and thanks to a ...

Friday, July 4 –– Independence Day 8 a.m. — Four on the Fourth to support the Boys and Girls Clubs of SWVA, presented by the Vinton Moose Lodge starting at the Vinton War Memorial (814 E. Washington ...

Roanoke Police Chief Scott Booth was sworn into office Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023 by Circuit Court Judge David Carson before a crowd of law enforcement officers and city officials. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU ...

The Harrison Museum of African American Culture, as seen above at Center in the Square, plans to leave its downtown home for the burgeoning Melrose Plaza in Northwest. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU FOR THE ...

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