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Grooves & Grub Ep. 1: Bristol Rhythm & Roots Preview, Live Music and Late-Night Pizza

What do a 25th-anniversary music festival, a 50-acre nonprofit paradise and a giant slice of late-night pizza have in common? They are all setting the stage for Grooves and Grub, a brand-new Southwest Virginia culture podcast powered by Cardinal News! Join your host, Tad Dickens,…

Tech Briefs: Animatronics, AI and more at Virginia Tech’s Music + Technology Festival

Plus: Virginia Tech professors weigh in on Meta settlement ramifications. Roanoke College teams with Google to offer free AI training, career certificates.

Phillips: Tobacco commission investment, local leadership and Southern Virginia’s emerging economic success story

Earlier investments are paying big dividends, and the tobacco commission remains an important partner in building what comes next.

When donors can’t keep up with rising athletic budgets, colleges are increasingly turning to school funds and mandatory student fees

Virginia Tech and Clemson were once evenly balanced in finances. Over the past decade Tech has doubled fundraising, but Clemson has increased its fundraising by even more. Here's a look at how colleges are trying to make up for the wealth gap opening up in college sports. The…

For $8 million land purchase, where will city of Roanoke get the money, and what is the future plan?

Options for 236-acre former golf course include a new school, industrial development and housing.

The Pulse: Virginia Tech researcher wants to help rural residents manage chronic pain

Plus: Seniors, caregivers and aging service workers have until Sept. 25 to participate in the next state aging plan, and Virginia Tech receives grant to research caregivers' needs.

Roanoke Valley Field Notes: Roanoke data breach caused by phishing email

Plus: Salem's first State of the City address set for later this month.

Warner and Mizusawa may not debate in 2026 Senate race

AARP has canceled its "People's Debate" after the Democratic incumbent said he could not commit.

Headlines from across the state: 58 people died in Virginia jails last year; more …

From elsewhere: Virginia brewers launch six new beers flavored with native plants. Virginia college students shine in national democracy innovation anthology. This House candidate wants you to know she helped imprison a fellow Democrat.

Atlantic hurricane season on a record pace — for lack of activity

Strong winds aloft over the Atlantic related to the ongoing strong El Niño, the warming of the equatorial Pacific sea surface, are keeping tropical development in check.

City of Roanoke Approves Purchase of Former Ole Monterey Golf Course Property

‘Busting at the seams’: Report calls Roanoke’s planning department tone deaf, with a culture of no

Its problems are costing the city money, according to the findings.