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.

Small, networked sensors branded “Raven” went up around Roanoke with a clear promise: detect gunfire in real time, get ...

Welcome to our food column, Corner Booth, where each month Layla Khoury-Hanold will guide us through what’s happening in Roanoke’s food scene. We’ll feature restaurant openings and closings, changes ...

Welcome to our food column, Corner Booth, where each month Layla Khoury-Hanold will guide us through what’s happening in Roanoke’s food scene. We’ll feature restaurant openings and closings, changes ...

The Roanoke City Council voted 4-3 on Monday night to delay a highly anticipated decision on rolling back its 2024 ...

Since 2020, the city’s population has steadily declined. By 2026, Roanoke had lost more than 1,000 residents, with its largest single-year decline — more than 1,200 people, occurring in 2021 alone, ...

In a video interview with The Roanoke Rambler, Hagen warned that the uniform statewide rollout and low tax yields from the Spanberger compromise, which limits the local tax chunk to just 1.5% to 3% on ...

Artificial intelligence is arriving in Roanoke’s classrooms faster than most people realize. And it isn’t stopping at the classroom door. While the national debate has spent years arguing over whether ...

On Bluestone Avenue in Northeast Roanoke, gun violence awareness month ended the way too many months in this city do: with a young life cut short and a family getting the kind of late‑night phone call ...

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Find the information you need to make an informed decision in our compendium of the 2024 races for Roanoke mayor and City Council. Welcome to The Rambler’s compendium of the 2024 races for Roanoke ...