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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

Rita Bishop, superintendent of Roanoke schools from 2007 to 2020, died May 23. Courtesy Roanoke City Public Schools. Roanoke is remembering former superintendent Rita Bishop, who led the school ...

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 ...

Trails like the Dick and Willie Passage could play a role in Henry County's active transportation project. Photo by Dean-Paul Stephens. Almost a year after commissioning the Berkley Group for help on ...

A Democratic president is in such poor health that he can no longer run the country. A small circle of advisers keeps even his own cabinet secretaries in the dark about his true condition. Republicans ...

The Pittsylvania County board of supervisors. Photo by Grace Mamon, The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors will hold a special meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday to discuss in a closed session the ...

On Tuesday, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will adopt the county's new budget. Photo by Samantha Verrelli. On Tuesday, the Roanoke County Board of Supervisors will vote, for the second time, ...