The lawsuits could shed further light on a drama that gripped Roanoke city hall last year, when claims of a toxic workplace ...

Recent crackdowns on Roanoke restaurateurs have resulted in an influx of owed taxes to the city, plea deals and dropped ...

Developer Ed Walker has stripped the former Roanoke Industrial Center of junk cars, scrap, chemicals, waste and unwanted ...

Battle lines are being drawn over who will fill the remaining two years of Roanoke Mayor Joe Cobb’s vacant City Council seat.

What are Ramblings? Ramblings are a collection of short items that have caught our attention for one reason or another.

The Grandin Theatre, as seen in August 2024. Photo by HENRI GENDREAU. Want to see your photo in our Happenings events calendar? Send us your best recognizably-Roanoke shots to ...

An affordable housing developer proposes building a 155-unit apartment complex on the properties between Bullitt and Jamison avenues, as seen above. PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER For ...

The science of falling things smashed our street. Now it plants acorns in the Carolina clay where the red mud welcomes every ...

Newly released video captures the moment in 2016 when Roanoke County police officers fatally shot 18-year-old Kionte Desean Spencer as he turned toward them holding a broken BB gun. The shooting has ...

Conrad Claytor, a retired podiatrist who lives in Salem, said he renewed talks with family members about the clinic property after the city unveiled a draft of the hub plan this spring. PHOTO BY HENRI ...

This election marks David Bowers' seventh mayoral election. He won in 1992, 1996, 2008 and 2012, while losing in 2000 and 2020. Even in Bowers' lengthy political career, though, this year marks a ...