Problems persist one year after an external audit unearthed issues that could imperil funding and services if not addressed.

Roanoke’s political and legal establishment is reeling after a deadlocked City Council said it couldn’t agree on who should ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

The science of falling things smashed our street. Now it plants acorns in the Carolina clay where the red mud welcomes every missile, wrapping each future oak in the ground it needs to grow.

Officer Jacob Underwood became the Roanoke Police Department's first LGBTQ liaison this spring. PHOTO BY LINDSEY HULL FOR THE ROANOKE RAMBLER As a child, Jacob Underwood would run around his house ...

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 ...

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 ...