Dr. Heather Lindberg of Virginia Western teaches proper pipette usage during an intro to a biotechnology class on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, in Roanoke.
Superintendent Curtis Hicks and Principal Scott Habeeb tour the renovations at Salem High School Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022.
The Chesterfield Police Department tried to notify the Fairfax Schools division when a school counselor was arrested on sex charges, but the emails were never delivered, and the counselor flew under the radar and continued his employment with the state’s largest school division for 20 months…
Virginia Tech, Radford University, Hollins University and other schools in the region are taking steps to make sure students have the resources they need due to the impacts of the past few years.
Radford IMPACT Lab director: self-paced, proficiency-based learning is backed by science.
As another national economic downturn lurks, a large majority of Virginia public school districts still have not financially recovered from the stock market crash that occurred nearly 15 years ago.
The place is Tanglewood Mall, on the second floor. The group is the Roanoke Valley chapter of the American Association of University Women. They're unloading used books for $2 per shopping bag full, because their lease is ending next month.
Roanoke College has spent years examining the country’s African American history, including on its own campus. An ongoing webinar series at the college continues those explorations this month.
Take a tour with Roanoke County School Board members inside the renovation and construction work at William Byrd High School Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Vinton.
Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s goal to expand the number of publicly funded, independently run schools now hinges on a proposal to entice colleges and universities to open such schools - a proposal that has garnered support from Democrats in the Senate and key education groups.
It includes funding for the school's carbon neutrality initiative.
Roanoke city and county schools are pivoting resources toward career readiness, responding to increased student demand for educations in trades and other certified, well-paid professions.
Reappointment of both board members came after a closed session at the end of city council’s Monday meeting.
Craig County Superintendent Jeanette Warwick announced her retirement during a school board meeting Tuesday night.
The remnants of the tropical system that hit Florida and South Carolina this week soaked the Roanoke Valley overnight, leaving scattered local power outages, particularly east toward Bedford County and Lynchburg.
Check out modern homes in new communities around Roanoke
The trail is part of a multi-faceted city plan.
Read through the obituaries published today in Roanoke Times.
The National Weather Service in Blacksburg dropped the wind advisory and flood watch it had issued through midday Saturday as the now system — no longer considered tropical — continues to weaken.
Watch Ian re-form as a hurricane over the Atlantic in this satellite time-lapse. Video/ NOAA
9 a.m. update: Dominion Energy is reporting 37,414 customers without power in Virginia; most of them (28,390) are in southeastern Virginia.
A video from Kitty Hawk, N.C., on the Outer Banks on Friday shows the gusty winds and high tide at around 11:15 a.m.; a nearby observation site at Duck Pier was measuring 45-50 mph winds.
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Judge Lee Chitwood said Friday that he was struggling with whether to base a teen driver’s sentence on the teen’s behavior or its result.
Albert Jennings Jr. will be sentenced later.
Saturday's incident at a GOP gathering in Wytheville prompted a legislator to file an assault and battery charge against a colleague, who also is her likely primary opponent.
Five former students at Northside High School say they were assaulted by ex-soccer coach Lorstan Allen.
Salem broke ground this week on a $27.5 million renovation project to one of the city's premier sport facilities.
Saturday's incident at a GOP gathering in Wytheville prompted a legislator to file an assault and battery charge against a colleague, who also is her likely primary opponent.
Construction on a hotel and townhome development near the Interstate 81 park-and-ride is now set to begin next year.
After a heinous fracas that followed a GOP dinner-dance Saturday, a lawyer and politician refused to identify himself to police. Del. Wren Williams also accused the complainant, Del. Marie March, of trying to "rig" the 2023 GOP primary process against him.