Local News in City of Roanoke

Cardinal News Published 21 hours ago

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.

Cardinal News Published 21 hours ago

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.

Cardinal News Published 9 hours ago

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

Cardinal News Published 20 hours ago

‘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.

Cardinal News Published 21 hours ago

Rural counties reluctant to embrace solar farms run the risk of state intervention

Localities can no longer ban solar development, which means they all now need rules for solar projects. Some places want more restrictions than others. Here are the political realities they need to keep in mind.

Cardinal News Published 21 hours ago

New sales tax could generate $1.27 billion over 3 years for school construction, state estimates show

The proposed increase will be on the ballot in 47 localities this fall. The state has estimated that $25 billion is needed to fully modernize Virginia's schools.

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City of Roanoke has $6.25 Million Available to Expand Lead Paint Removal

Cardinal News Published September 08

47 localities will vote on sales tax for school construction, as state officials prepare to reexamine need

Voters in 47 Virginia localities will decide whether to approve a 1% sales tax to fund school construction costs in their communities this November. Local leaders across the state raced to get the referendums on the ballot ahead of an August deadline after legislation passed this…

Cardinal News Published September 05

Amtrak infrastructure work will temporarily reduce train service in Virginia

Passenger rail options in Roanoke and Lynchburg will be scaled back and service to Danville will be eliminated during Amtrak’s nine-day "Pause for Progress" project.

Cardinal News Published September 04

College sports are awash in more money than ever, yet a growing number of schools are losing money on intercollegiate athletics

The number of top schools that are losing money on intercollegiate athletics has nearly doubled over the past decade. Many others are profitable only because schools are subsdizing the programs or imposing mandatory fees on students to cover the costs for what increasingly are…