Development Residents Near Roanoke's Evans Spring Say 'No Development.' The Property Owners and City Have Other Ideas. “The ‘no development’ option is not really an option that’s on the table,” a city official says.
Policing Roanoke Names Police Chief Sam Roman As New Assistant City Manager in Latest Agency Shake-Up The appointment of a police chief to a top city management role is an unusual move.
Gun violence Roanoke City Idea To Expand Youth Curfew Met with Small, Lukewarm Response Roanoke City Council is weighing whether to enforce a more stringent youth curfew in an attempt to prevent shootings.
Criminal justice Roanoke Mayor Voted To Parole Inmate Whose 2020 Release Spurred Investigations, Outrage The news about Martin’s release prompted “a lot of adverse sentiment” including from “my chief police officer,” Lea said, according to records.
Politics State Senate Race Heats Up As 3 Seek Democratic Party Nod in Roanoke Valley District Roanoke City Council members Trish White-Boyd and Luke Priddy as well as political novice DeAnthony “DA” Pierce are running.
Feature When Jimmy Carter Came To Roanoke The Carter family recently revealed that the former president, now 98 years old, is receiving hospice care at his home in Georgia.
Politics Longtime Roanoke Valley State Sen. Edwards To Retire — Leaving Democrats Scrambling and Republicans Salivating Roanoke City Council members Joe Cobb and Luke Priddy did not rule out running for the Roanoke Valley seat.
Education Despite Improvements, Roanoke Schools Contractor Durham Missed Marks on Late Buses Durham hit only one of the district's five benchmarks in time, according to data provided last week to The Rambler.
Policing Judge Tosses Some Claims from Roanoke Police Lt. Alleging Department Retaliated After She Complained of Harassment A lieutenant alleges police brass sidelined her and denied her promotions because she complained about harassment within the department.