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

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 ...

Alfred “Al” Holland Sr., Roanoke’s big-league original, leaves a legacy larger than the final out. From Lucy Addison to North ...

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.

GRAND OPENING: The newly redeveloped Eureka Recreation Center opens to the public on Friday morning with a ribbon cutting, guided building tours, and a neighborhood cookout. (Photo courtesy of Roanoke ...

Roanoke County just took a quiet but consequential step that will shape daily life in one of its most overlooked corners. At a recent meeting, the Board of Supervisors approved an agreement with ...

In an era when trust in media is fractured and attention is fleeting, a new kind of newsroom is taking shape in Roanoke, one built not just to inform, but to engage, challenge, and reflect the ...

ROANOKE, VA. — As Virginia and the nation prepare to mark the 250th anniversary of the United States in 2026, historians across the Commonwealth are revisiting the role Southwest Virginia played in ...

With Bowers, the former mayor whose long record in Roanoke politics includes terms in the 1990s, 2000s, and the 2010s, and Moon-Reynolds, a former city council member known for running outside the ...

Virginia’s 75th governor, Abigail Spanberger, marked her 100th day in office by signing 12 bipartisan education and workforce development bills at the Roanoke Higher Education Center, an event that ...

Blossoms and facades in downtown Roanoke are shown from a past March image. ROANOKE RAMBLER FILE PHOTO BY HENRI GENDREAU. Have a "recognizably Roanoke" photo for Happenings? Email us at ...